| 词汇 | conditional |
| 释义 | conditional adjective, noun language specializeduk /kənˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ us /kənˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ conditionaladjective, noun (SENTENCE FORM)[ C ] (relating to) a sentence, often starting with "if" or "unless", in which one half expresses something which depends on the other half: 条件句的 a conditional clause条件从句 "If I won a lot of money, I'd travel the world" is an example of a conditional (sentence).If I won a lot of money, I'd go travelling 是条件句的一个例子。 Linguistics: grammatical terms ablative apposition appositive appositively attributively collocate concord dative declension feminine genitive indirect object nominal plural plurally post-modifier postposition postpositional postpositive syntax conditionaladjective, noun (VERB FORM)[ S ] (a form of a verb) expressing the idea that one thing depends on another thing: （动词的）条件式的 In English, the conditional is expressed by "would".英语中，条件式用 would 来表示。 Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs accusative art bare infinitive bent continuous copula finite gerund modality non-finite non-progressive passive passivization perfective phrasal verb subjunctive the active voice the future perfect the past continuous the past tense GrammarShould you (Should with inversion) In formal situations, we can use should + subject (s) + verb (v) instead of if: … Had you (Had with inversion) In formal situations, we can use had + subject + verb instead of if in third conditional sentences: … If + were to In formal situations, we can use if + were to when we talk about things that might happen but which we think are unlikely: … As long as, so long as, providing, etc. Sometimes we need to impose specific conditions or set limits on a situation. In these cases, conditional clauses can begin with phrases such as as long as, so long as, only if, on condition that, providing (that), provided (that). … Or and otherwise We often use or and otherwise with conditional meanings: … Supposing Supposing may be used with a conditional meaning. It can be used in first, second or third conditional sentences. The speaker invites the listener to imagine a situation: … Conditionals: typical errors We don’t use will and would in the conditional clause: … Conditionals Conditional sentences consider imagined or uncertain situations and the possible results of these situations. The most common types of conditional sentences involve if: … Conditionals: imagined situations Conditional sentences consider imagined or uncertain situations and the possible results of these situations. The most common types of conditional sentences involve if: … Conditional sentences Conditional sentences consist of a conditional clause and a main clause: … Order of clauses Conditional clauses usually come before main clauses but they may also come after them: … Verb forms in the conditional clause The verb in the conditional clause may be in the simple form or the continuous form, depending on the meaning: … Conditionals: if There are different types of conditions. Some are possible or likely, others are unlikely, and others are impossible: … Imagined conditions There are different types of conditions. Some are possible or likely, others are unlikely, and others are impossible: … Imagined conditions: the first conditional We use the first conditional to talk about the result of an imagined future situation, when we believe the imagined situation is quite likely: … Imagined conditions: the second conditional We use the second conditional to talk about the possible result of an imagined situation in the present or future. We say what the conditions must be for the present or future situation to be different. … First and second conditional compared When we use the first conditional, we think the imagined situation is more likely to happen than when we use the second conditional. … Imagined conditions: the third conditional We use the third conditional when we imagine a different past, where something did or did not happen, and we imagine a different result: … Real conditionals Some conditions seem more real to us than others. Real conditionals refer to things that are true, that have happened, or are very likely to happen: … Types of conditional: summary The table shows how the main types of conditionals relate to one another. … If + should We can use if with should to refer to events which might happen by chance or by accident: … Conditional clauses with will or would Will and would can be used in conditional clauses, either with the meaning of ‘being willing to do something’, or to refer to later results: … Mixed conditionals Often, things that did or did not happen in the past have results which continue or are still important in the present. We can emphasise this by using if with a past perfect verb, and would in the main clause. … Conditionals in speaking In speaking, we often use if-clauses without main clauses, especially when asking people politely to do things. If is usually followed by will, would, can or could when it is used to be polite: … Conditionals: other expressions (unless, should, as long as) Conditional clauses can begin with unless. Unless means something similar to ‘if … not’ or ‘except if’. … Unless Conditional clauses can begin with unless. Unless means something similar to ‘if … not’ or ‘except if’. … conditional adjective uk /kənˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ us /kənˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ A conditional offer or agreement depends on something else being done: （提议或协议）有前提条件的 The offer of a place on the nursing course is conditional on/upon my passing all three exams.能否参加护理课程的学习要看我能否通过所有3门考试。 Opposite unconditional Being based on or depending on something -based as the case may bephrase base something on something bases basis dependently divine right entail footing found ground rest on/upon something rest with someone result from something ride ride on something/someone rooted strength understanding wake Related wordconditionally conditional | American Dictionaryconditional adjective us/kənˈdɪʃ·ə·nəl/ [ not gradable ] grammar relating to a sentence, often starting with "if" or "unless," in which one half expresses something which depends on the other half conditional statementmathematics A conditional statement describes that if one state exists, then another one also exists. conditionaladjective (AGREED LIMITATION)depending on certain terms, agreements, etc.: The sales is conditional on approval from government regulators. conditional | Business Englishconditional adjective uk /kənˈdɪʃənəl/us relating to an offer or agreement that depends on something else being done: conditional agreement/approvalThe company has the conditional approval needed to market the drug, though it must still return to the FDA with more data. conditional contract/offerHe had been sent a formal letter with a conditional offer of employment, pending a medical examination. conditional on/uponThe offer is conditional on obtaining planning permission for the land. conditionallyadverb/kənˈdɪʃənəli/ conditionally accept/agree/approveThe charitable foundation, which is the largest stakeholder with just under 40% of the shares, has conditionally agreed to accept the bid. Examples of conditionalconditional Here the conditional clause may be regarded as assertive. I conclude this section with some remarks on the similarities and differences between social meanings and truth-conditional meanings. They involve interplays between epistemic operators, deducibility principles, and the conditional, which need very careful handling. The chained conditional orderings may or may not overlap. The specification of the multivariate conditional mean should be tested for its empirical adequacy; otherwise, the conditional variances and covariances may be biased. Can one estimate the conditional distribution of post-modelselection estimators? A counterfactual conditional refers to a world (consisting of a set of propositions) which is presented as known to be contrary to the actual world. A nonfactual conditional refers to a world which is not explicitly the real world. Since the truth relation between an imaginary world and the actual world remains vague, the conditional does not implicate anything about the factual world. Each chapter is a presentation of the categories, often very numerous ones, yielded by a specific aspect of conditional meaning or form. If the latter, then this view obviously cannot explain conditional egalitarianism, which is an axiological view. However, conditional egalitarianism cannot be explained by invoking the person-affecting principle. In our case, it compromises the ability of the leximin rule to yield complete conditional orderings (cf. section 7). In the following we compute the index of our conditional expectations. We next want to discuss ground states, but before that we need to study the notion of conditional minimum points. See all examples of conditional These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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