conditional
adjective,noun
languagespecializeduk/kənˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/us/kənˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/conditionaladjective,noun(SENTENCE FORM)
[C]
(relatingto) asentence, oftenstartingwith "if" or "unless", in which onehalfexpressessomething whichdependson the otherhalf:
条件句的a conditionalclause条件从句
"If Iwona lot ofmoney, I'dtraveltheworld" is anexampleof 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
- concord
- demonstrative
- feminine
- intensifier
- nominative
- particle
- predicatively
- premodifier
- quantifier
- regularity
- singular
- stative
- syntactic
- syntax
- uncountable
conditionaladjective,noun(VERB FORM)
[S]
(aformof averb)expressingtheideathat one thingdependson another thing:
（动词的）条件式的InEnglish,theconditional isexpressedby "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
- infinitive
- non-progressive
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- subjunctive
- the active voice
- the first person
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the present continuous
- the third person
Grammar
Should you(Shouldwith inversion)
In formal situations, we can use should + subject (s) + verb (v) instead of if:…Had you(Hadwith 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).…Orandotherwise
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 withwillorwould
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 conditionalofferoragreementdependson somethingelsebeing done:
（提议或协议）有前提条件的Theofferof aplaceon thenursingcourseis conditionalon/uponmypassingall threeexams.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
- as the case might bephrase
- basesomethingonsomething
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- egg
- footing
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- rest withsomeone
- result fromsomething
- ride
- ride onsomething/someone
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- understanding
- wake