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counterfactual

/ˌkaʊn.tərˈfæk.tʃu.əl/

翻译: 与未实际发生的假设情况相关的,或表达这种假设情况的;常用于哲学和逻辑学。

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adjective

/ˌkaʊn.tərˈfæk.tʃu.əl/C2formal
  • zh与未实际发生的假设情况相关的,或表达这种假设情况的;常用于哲学和逻辑学。

Relating to or expressing a hypothetical situation that did not happen, often used in philosophy and logic.

  1. Contrary to factsC2formal

    Describing a statement or hypothesis that goes against what is known to be true, often used in reasoning about alternative scenarios.

    zh反事实的

    • The philosopher presented a counterfactual scenario where the war never happened.
    • Counterfactual thinking helps historians explore 'what if' questions.
    • In a counterfactual world, she would have accepted the job offer.

    同义词alternateconjecturalcontrary to factfalsehypotheticalspeculativesuppositionalunreal

    反义词actualfactualrealtrue

词形
  • more counterfactual comparative form
  • most counterfactual superlative form