| 单词 | conditional |
| 释义 | conditional —conditionality, n. —conditionally, adv. /keuhn dish"euh nl/, adj. 1. imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance. 2. Gram. (of a sentence, clause, mood, or word) involving or expressing a condition, as the first clause in the sentence If it rains, he won't go. 3. Logic. a. (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on the existence or occurrence of another thing or event; hypothetical. b. (of a syllogism) containing at least one conditional proposition as a premise. 4. Math. (of an inequality) true for only certain values of the variable, as x + 3 > 0 is only true for real numbers greater than -3. Cf. absolute (def. 12). n. 5. Gram. a. (in some languages) a mood, tense, or other category used in expressing conditions, often corresponding to an English verb phrase beginning with would, as Spanish comería "he would eat." b. a sentence, clause, or word expressing a condition. [1350-1400; ME condicionel < AF, MF < LL condicionalis, equiv. to condicion- (s. of condicio) CONDITION + -alis -AL1] Syn. 1. dependent, contingent, relative. |
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