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conditional

adjective
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  1. conditional (on/upon something) depending on something附带条件的；依…而定的
    • conditional approval/acceptance有条件的批准／接受
    • Payment is conditional upon delivery of the goods (= if the goods are not delivered, the money will not be paid)货到方付款。
    • He was found guilty and given a conditional discharge (= allowed to go free on particular conditions).他被判定有罪并被判处有条件的释放。🔊🔊
    • a conditional offer (= that depends on particular conditions being met)有条件的要约
    opposite unconditional
  2. [only before noun] (grammar语法) expressing something that must happen or be true if another thing is to happen or be true条件的
    • a conditional sentence/clause条件句／从句
    Topics Languagea2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French condicionel or late Latin condicionalis, from condicio(n-) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’.

conditional

noun
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  1. [countable] a sentence or clause that begins with if or unless and expresses a condition条件句，条件从句（由 if 或 unless 引导的）Topics Languagea2
  2. the conditional
     [singular] the form of a verb that expresses a conditional action, for example should in If I should die…动词的条件式（如 should 用在 If I should die...）
    • the present/past/perfect conditional现在／过去／完成条件式
    • the first/second/third conditional第一／第二／第三条件式
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French condicionel or late Latin condicionalis, from condicio(n-) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’.