unless 音标拼音: [ənl'ɛs]
conj . 除非
prep . 除…之外
除非除…之外
Unless \
Un *
less "\,
conj . [
Formerly ,
onles ,
onlesse ,
onlesse that ,
that is ,
in less ,
in a less case .
See {
On },
and {
Less }.]
Upon any less condition than (
the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows );
if not ;
supposing that not ;
if it be not ;
were it not that ;
except ;
as ,
we shall fail unless we are industrious .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
By the omission of the verb in the dependent clause ,
unless was frequently used prepositionally , --
a construction common in Shakespeare and still employed colloquially .
[
1913 Webster ]
Here nothing breeds unless the nightly owl .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "
unless ":
aside from ,
bar ,
barring ,
beside ,
besides ,
but ,
ex ,
except ,
except for ,
except that ,
excepting ,
excluding ,
exclusive of ,
if not ,
leaving out ,
let alone ,
omitting ,
outside of ,
precluding ,
save ,
save and except ,
saving ,
than ,
unless that ,
were it not ,
without
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