单词 | then-clause |
释义 | > as lemmasthen-clause then-clause n. the apodosis in a conditional sentence. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [noun] > clause > conditional clause condition1864 rejected condition1891 hypothetical clause1892 if-clause1893 then-clause1927 hypothetical1957 1927 G. A. Grierson Ling. Surv. India I. i. Suppl. I. 376 If the conditional sentence is such a one as we would require the use of ‘would’ or ‘would have’ in English, the word sik is appended to the apodosis, or then-clause. 1962 John o' London's 22 Feb. 188/3 Would is often used to express a wish..as in..the then-clause of a conditional sentence, as in ‘You would enjoy it if you went’. < as lemmas |
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