conditional
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
名词 n.
- A conditional sentence; a statement that depends on a condition being true or false.
- The conditional mood.
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A statement that one sentence is true if another is.
— "A implies B" is a conditional.
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An instruction that branches depending on the truth of a condition at that point.
— if and while are conditionals in some programming languages.
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A condition (a limitation or restriction).
— The former is called the law, which hath his promises, conditionals, and comminations or threats, accordingly; the other is called the gospel, or rather the free promises hanging not on conditions on our behalf, but simply on God's verity and mercy, although they require conditions, but not as hanging thereon; of which promises the gospel may well be called a publication.
形容词 adj.
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Limited by a condition.
— I made my son a conditional promise: I would buy him a bike if he kept his room tidy.
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Stating that one sentence is true if another is true.
— "A implies B" is a conditional statement.
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Expressing a condition or supposition.
— a conditional word, mode, or tense
词汇关系
衍生词
biconditional
conditional agreement
conditional assembly language
conditional baptism
conditional clause
conditional comment
conditional entropy
conditional fee
conditionalise
conditionalism
conditionalist
conditionality
conditionalize
conditionally
conditionalness
conditional operator
conditional perfect
conditional probability
conditional probability distribution
conditional proof
conditional sentence
conditional tense
conditional unconditional
inconditional
multiconditional
nonconditional
postconditional
pre-conditional
semiconditional
counterfactual conditional
first conditional
horseshoe conditional
indicative conditional
mixed conditional
Philonian conditional
present conditional
relevance conditional
second conditional
strict conditional
third conditional
zero conditional
词源
词源 1
From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.
词源 2
From French conditionnel, from Old French condicionel, equivalent to condition + -al.
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