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counterfactual

释义

counterfactual

adjective

UK /ˌkaʊntə(r)ˈfæktʃuəl/

1
describing or examining what might have happened if events had been different
counterfactual history/scenarios
Synonyms and related words
Imaginary and not real
imaginary
hypothetical
false

counterfactual

adjective

US /ˌkaʊntərˈfæktʃuəl/

1
describing or examining what might have happened if events had been different
counterfactual history/scenarios
Synonyms and related words
Imaginary and not real
imaginary
hypothetical
false

counterfactual

noun countable

UK /ˌkaʊntə(r)ˈfæktʃuəl/

Word Forms

singular	counterfactual
plural	counterfactuals

1
a description or examination of what might have happened if events had been different
Few things stimulate the imagination like a good counterfactual. What if that attempt on Hitler’s life had succeeded? What if John Kennedy had lived?
Synonyms and related words
Something that is not real or true
falsehood
fantasy
myth

counterfactual

noun countable

US /ˌkaʊntərˈfæktʃuəl/

Word Forms

singular	counterfactual
plural	counterfactuals

1
a description or examination of what might have happened if events had been different
Few things stimulate the imagination like a good counterfactual. What if that attempt on Hitler’s life had succeeded? What if John Kennedy had lived?
Synonyms and related words
Something that is not real or true
falsehood
fantasy
myth

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