third conditional

短语

词形变化

third conditionals 复数 third conditionals

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A structure used to convey unreal or unfulfilled events in the past, containing an if clause (with a verb in the past perfect) and a main clause (with would + the bare perfect infinitive of a verb).

    语言学

    "If Columbus hadn't discovered America, he wouldn't have been famous" is an example of the third conditional.