big if

短语

词形变化

big ifs 复数 big ifs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An unlikely but necessary condition.

    "If I were only old enough," said Kate, "and knew enough to teach a day-school, I would begin at once and save half of my money …." "Oh!" Edward replied, "there's a big if in the way."

    2004, Dale Brown, Dreamland: Strike Zone, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 217, "If they believe us," said the admiral, "and that's a big if, then we're in a race with them to find this thing. Because if they grab it—"