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词组 if it had not been for
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if it had not been for     

【问】 我不明白if it had not been for是什么意思。

【答】 if it had not been for是if it were not for的过去式,后者表示与现在事实相反的条件或假设,而前者表示与过去事实相反的条件或假设。请看实例(请注意主句的时态):

1. If it had not been for Margaret,I might not have understood. (Snow)

如果没有玛格丽特,我可能就不理解了。

2. If it weren't for his wife's money he'd never be a director.(PEU)

如果不是他妻子有钱,他永远不会成为一个董事。

3. If it hadn't been for the doctor's care. I should not be speaking to you now.

如果那时没有医生们的照料,我现在就不能和你讲话了。

(参见 if it were not for)


赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第556页.
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