English-Thai Dictionary

unless

CONJ ถ้า ไม่  เว้นแต่  นอกจาก  ยกเว้น  ta-mai

 

unless

PREP นอกจาก  เว้น แต  จนกว่า  ยกเว้น  except nok-jak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNLESS

conj. Except; that is, remove or dismiss the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows. "We cannot thrive unless we are industrious and frugal. " the sense will be more obvious with the clauses of the sentence inverted. Unless, [remove this fact, suppose it not to exist, ] we are industrious and frugal, we cannot thrive. Unless then answers for a negation. If we are not industrious, we cannot thrive.

 

UNLESSONED

a.Not taught; not instructed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNLESS

Un *less ", conj. Etym: [Formerly, onles, onlesse, onlesse that, that is, in less, in a less case. See On, and Less. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

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. Here nothing breeds unless the nightly owl. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unless

un less |ənˈles, ˌən -ənˈlɛs | ▶conjunction except if (used to introduce a case in which a statement being made is not true or valid ): unless you have a photographic memory, repetition is vital | manuscripts cannot be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed envelope. ORIGIN late Middle English: from on or in (assimilated through lack of stress to un- 1 ) + less .

 

Oxford Dictionary

unless

un ¦less |ʌnˈlɛs | ▶conjunction except if (used to introduce the case in which a statement being made is not true or valid ): unless you have a photographic memory, repetition is vital | manuscripts cannot be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed envelope. ORIGIN late Middle English: from on or in (assimilated through lack of stress to un- 1 ) + less .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unless

un less /ənlés /〖もとはon less (than ); (…より )低い [小さい ]〗接続詞 …でない限り , …しない限り, …の場合を除いては (except if ); もし …でなければ (if … not )(→provided )▸ I'll pick you up unless it snows .雪が降らない限り迎えに行きます (!条件を表す副詞節なので, ╳… it will snow. としない ) ▸ I never loan anything unless I am sure I'll get it back .戻ってくるという確信がない限り私は人に物を貸さない ▸ They are so quiet that they don't speak unless (they're ) spoken to .彼らはおとなしくてこちらから話しかけないと何も話さない (!節中の主語とbe動詞はしばしば省略される ) ▸ “Do I have to take this medicine? ” “Not unless you still have pain. ”「この薬を飲まなければなりませんか 」「痛みがまだ続いていなければ不要です 」▸ “See you at the stadium. ” “OK, ―unless it's raining.”「じゃあまた球場で 」「ああ . もっとも雨が降っていなければの話だけどね 」 (!後から条件を思いついて前言に付け足す用法 ) 語法 unlessに置き換えられないif … not 1 主節の条件を満たす場合が複数ある場合 ▸ I'll be surprised if our team doesn't win .うちのチームが勝たないなら驚きだよ (!驚くのは 「うちのチームが勝たない 」場合だけではない ) ▸ I'll come if I'm not busy and if I don't oversleep .忙しくなくて寝過ごさなかったら行きます (!if … notが2つ以上ある ) 2 if 節に仮定法が使われている場合 (!｟まれ ｠に仮定法が用いられる場合もある ) ▸ I would employ him as a secretary if he didn't smoke .彼がタバコを吸わなければ秘書として雇うのだが (╳ … unless he smoked. としない )3 主節が疑問文の場合 ▸ What should I do if I don't feel well? もし気分が悪ければどうしたらよいですか (╳ … unless I feel well? としない )4 even if, only if などの慣用句の場合 .5 主節が then で始まる場合 .6 if 節の行為が主節の行為より時間的に後に起こる場合 ▸ You can go into the room if you don't mess it up .散らかさなければその部屋に入ってもいいよ (╳ … unless you mess it up. としない )前置詞 …を除いては, … 以外に (except ).