Definition of protasis in English:

protasis

nounPlural protases ˈprɒtəsɪsˈprɑdəsəs

Grammar

The clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence (e.g. if you asked me in if you asked me I would agree).
Often contrasted with apodosis
Example sentencesExamples
- But it's my guess that most people take the first two clauses of the song as the protases of a conditional, rather than as rhetorical questions.
- What prompts doubts, or at any rate questions, is the generality of his protasis.
- As we apply the metaphor to the problem of the tongue-speakers at Corinth, we note that the protasis (the ‘if’ clause of a conditional sentence) of 7b can also be rendered, ‘if one does not give detailed explanation to the utterances.’

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek protasis 'proposition', from pro 'before' + teinein 'to stretch'.

Definition of protasis in US English:

protasis

nounˈprädəsəsˈprɑdəsəs

Grammar

The clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence (e.g. if you asked me in if you asked me I would agree).
Often contrasted with apodosis
Example sentencesExamples
- As we apply the metaphor to the problem of the tongue-speakers at Corinth, we note that the protasis (the ‘if’ clause of a conditional sentence) of 7b can also be rendered, ‘if one does not give detailed explanation to the utterances.’
- But it's my guess that most people take the first two clauses of the song as the protases of a conditional, rather than as rhetorical questions.
- What prompts doubts, or at any rate questions, is the generality of his protasis.

Origin

Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek protasis ‘proposition’, from pro ‘before’ + teinein ‘to stretch’.

单词	protasis
释义	Definition of protasis in English: protasis nounPlural protases ˈprɒtəsɪsˈprɑdəsəs Grammar The clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence (e.g. if you asked me in if you asked me I would agree). Often contrasted with apodosis Example sentencesExamples But it's my guess that most people take the first two clauses of the song as the protases of a conditional, rather than as rhetorical questions. What prompts doubts, or at any rate questions, is the generality of his protasis. As we apply the metaphor to the problem of the tongue-speakers at Corinth, we note that the protasis (the ‘if’ clause of a conditional sentence) of 7b can also be rendered, ‘if one does not give detailed explanation to the utterances.’ Origin Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek protasis 'proposition', from pro 'before' + teinein 'to stretch'. Definition of protasis in US English: protasis nounˈprädəsəsˈprɑdəsəs Grammar The clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence (e.g. if you asked me in if you asked me I would agree). Often contrasted with apodosis Example sentencesExamples As we apply the metaphor to the problem of the tongue-speakers at Corinth, we note that the protasis (the ‘if’ clause of a conditional sentence) of 7b can also be rendered, ‘if one does not give detailed explanation to the utterances.’ But it's my guess that most people take the first two clauses of the song as the protases of a conditional, rather than as rhetorical questions. What prompts doubts, or at any rate questions, is the generality of his protasis. Origin Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek protasis ‘proposition’, from pro ‘before’ + teinein ‘to stretch’.
随便看	hill-tops hillwalker hillwalker hillwalkers offer for sale offer friendship to offer/give an explanation for/of offer grounds for offer hand offering offering offering-lake offering of bids offering price offering(s) offerings offer marriage offer of amends offer of amends offer one's hand offer one's hand offer one's services offer one's services as a prostitute offer opinions offeror