| 单词 | if and when |
| 释义 | > as lemmasif and when f. if and when, in reference to a future time but with a strong element of doubt. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > in future [phrase] > if and when if and when1926 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > uncertain [phrase] to remain to be seen1714 in the air1752 if and when1926 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 254/1 If & when. Any writer who uses this formula lays himself open to entirely reasonable suspicions on the part of his readers... There is the suspicion that he is a timid swordsman who thinks he will be safer with a second sword in his left hand. 1940 G. B. Shaw Matter with Ireland (1962) 283 If and when the situation becomes grave enough to convince America that I have no alternative, I will reoccupy your ports. 1963 Amer. Speech 38 255 If and when a study of local words in Missouri appears, we will be able to trace the same patterns in that state too. < as lemmas |
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