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单词 if
释义 if
I. \(ˌ)if, _əf, f, chiefly dial (|)ef\ conjunction
Etymology: Middle English yif, if, from Old English gif; akin to Old Frisian jef, ef if, whether, Old High German ibu, oba if, whether, Gothic ibai whether, and perhaps to Latin is he, that — more at iterate
1.
 a. : in the event that : in case
  < if the train is on time, we'll meet him >
  < the news if false will prove distressing >
 b. : allowing, conceding, or granting that
  < if he actually did commit the crime >
 c. : supposing
  < if the money were right here on the table, you couldn't count it >
 d. : so long as : on condition that
  < if any part of the plan succeeds, you will get the credit >
  < if you can keep your head when all about are losing theirs — Rudyard Kipling >
2. : whether
 < not knowing if the candidate had the necessary qualifications >
 < asked if the mail had come >
 < doubts if two and two make four — Matthew Prior >
3. — used to introduce an exclamation expressing a wish
 < if it would only rain >
4. : even though : although perhaps
 < an interesting if untenable argument >
 < if we are broke, still we got our money's worth >

- if anything
II. \ˈif\ noun
(-s)
1. : condition
 < an argument with too many ifs in it >
: stipulation
 < a contract weakened by ifs >
2. : supposition
 < a theory full of ifs >
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