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  • Derivatives : n  conditionality ; adv  conditionally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

conditional [kən'dɪʃənl]
  1. 1. adjective 有条件的
  2. 2. noun [语言] the conditional 条件从句
    to be conditional on {or} upon sth
    视某事而定

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

conditional [kən'dɪʃənl] [kən'dɪʃənl]
  1. 1. adjective 有条件的附(带)条件的;视…而定的,受条件限制的
    a conditional award
    附带条件奖品
  2. 2. adjective 表示条件的条件的
    a conditional clause
    条件从句
  3. 3. adjective [Mathematics] 概率等)有条件的
  4. 4. adjective 引起条件反应
  5. 5. noun 条件式(表示条件的词、从句语气时态

Collins English-English Dictionary

conditional [kən'dɪʃənəl]
  1. 1. adj [logic] hypothetical (of a proposition) consisting of two component propositions associated by the words ifthen so that the proposition is false only when the antecedent is true and the consequent false. Usually written: pq or pq, where p is the antecedent, q the consequent, and or symbolizes implies
  2. 2. adj depending on other factors; not certain
  3. 3. adj [grammar] (of a clause, conjunction, form of a verb, or whole sentence) expressing a condition on which something else is contingent: ``If he comes'' is a conditional clause in the sentence ``If he comes I shall go''
  4. 4. adj (of an equation or inequality) true for only certain values of the variable: x2 --1 = x + 1 is a conditional equation, only true for x = 2 or --1
  5. 5. adj (of an infinite series) divergent when the absolute values of the terms are considered
  6. 6. n [grammar] a conditional form of a verb
  7. 7. n a conditional clause or sentence
  8. 8. n [logic] a conditional proposition

Examples

a conditional clause
条件从句
The conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid.
当价款全部付清后,附条件销售才能完成。
conditional convergence
互为条件
mutually conditional; interdependent

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