| 单词 | condition |
| 释义 | con·di·tion I. 1. a. < many are apt to believe remission of sins but they believe it without the condition of repentance — Jeremy Taylor > b. obsolete < such sum or sums as are expressed in the condition — Shakespeare > 2. a. (1) (2) (3) b. c. d. 3. a. < presence of oxygen is a condition of animal life > b. conditions plural < living conditions > < playing conditions > < adverse weather conditions > c. < trains were late because of conditions west of the city > 4. < matter in a gaseous condition > a. < all sorts and conditions of men — Book of Common Prayer > b. obsolete c. < the crew is out of condition > < getting in condition for the big game > d. of a domestic animal e. < good condition > < poor condition > or of one of its parts — usually used to indicate abnormality < a serious heart condition > < a disturbed mental condition > f. 5. a. obsolete < here is the catalog of her conditions — Shakespeare > b. conditions plural, archaic < a woman of the most excellent conditions — Sir Walter Scott > 6. Synonyms: < to have some job in sight for the boy as a condition of his release at the end of his term — R.M.Lovett > < just had to keep writing — writing was a profession, a way of life, a condition of his survival — Sherwood Anderson > < respect for human life is undoubtedly, as we are never tired of preaching to some of our own communities, the first condition of civilization — W.C.Brownell > stipulation may suggest formal, explicit, definite statement binding a party to a contract or agreement to a specified course < the estate deeded the house to Clatsop County in 1936 with the stipulation that it be used for philanthropic purposes — American Guide Series: Oregon > < a stipulation is a statement of conditions that are agreed to in the conduct of some affair — Felix Kaufmann > term, used in the plural in this sense, indicates conditions offered or agreed to in a contract, deal, or agreement < the terms of the lease are not harsh — C.E.Montague > < under the terms of the peace treaty, Bulgaria's armed forces are limited — Americana Annual > < to allow reunification on terms that meant alliance with the West — F.H.Hartmann > provision in this sense may specifically designate a written formal statement of a condition, directive, or right < the admission of Arkansas with a provision in its constitution forbidding the abolition of slavery without the consent of the slaveowners — L.B.Evans > < Murray warned that even if the union were granted its wage increase, the dispute would not be settled until a union shop provision was inserted in the new contract — Mary K. Hammond > < this assumes that the framers of a law or constitution can foresee all possible future contingencies and make definite provisions for meeting them so that the judge can be merely a logical automaton — M.R.Cohen > proviso is likely to indicate a definite binding stipulation < passionate feeling is desirable, provided it is not destructive; intellect is desirable, with the same proviso — Bertrand Russell > < Field's company accepted with the proviso that it had the right to reject the job as substandard — James Dugan > reservation indicates a qualification or modification of the terms of an agreement or statement, often one to cover contingencies < a blanket financial reservation was added that “any future claims and demands of the Allies and the United States of America remain unaffected”. The armistice was for one month and was renewed from time to time until peace was signed — B.E.Schmitt > string implies a reserving proviso, sometimes one unnoticed or unexpected and quite likely to modify drastically or annul agreements < it is one thing to get a child to admit that he has money, and quite another to get him to part with it. For he will point out that the money was given to him without strings or conditions and that in strict commutative justice he may do what he likes with it — J.D.Sheridan > Synonym: see in addition state. • - on condition that II. intransitive verb 1. archaic 2. 3. transitive verb 1. < condition that they marry > < condition to obey > 2. < freedom is conditioned by our opportunities > < his tenure was conditioned on good behavior > : restrict or determine as a condition: as a. logic b. law 3. a. b. c. d. (1) (2) e. f. < condition livestock > 4. 5. 6. a. < traditional beliefs conditioning a child's attitude > b. Synonyms: see prepare |
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