condition, state, status, situation, circumstance

condition, terms

名詞 condition:

1. a state at a particular time
   同義詞：status
2. a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
3. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
   同義詞：precondition, stipulation
4. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
   同義詞：term
5. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
   同義詞：shape
6. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
   同義詞：circumstance, consideration
7. the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
   同義詞：experimental condition

動詞 condition:

1. establish a conditioned response
2. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
   同義詞：discipline, train, check
3. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
   同義詞：stipulate, qualify, specify
4. put into a better state
5. apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny

1. Find out what the conditions of the contract are.
   弄清楚合同的條件是什么。
2. My expenditure is conditioned by my income.
   我的支出受我的收入限制。
3. Weather conditions are good.
   天氣情況良好。
4. The boy was conditioned in English.
   這個男孩必須補考英語。

con.di.tion

n.Abbr. cond.（名詞）縮寫 cond.
A mode or state of being:
情境：狀態(tài)或狀況：
例句：
.The Organization Man survives as a modern classic because it captures a permanent part of our social condition. (Robert J. Samuelson)
.那些人類得以維系的社會規(guī)范 只所以在現(xiàn)代社會中流傳下來，是因為它抓住了我們社會狀況的永恒不變的部分. (羅伯特J.塞繆爾森)

A state of health.
健康：健康的狀態(tài)
A state of readiness or physical fitness.See Synonyms at state
生理狀況：穩(wěn)定或身體健康的狀態(tài)參見 state
A disease or physical ailment:
疾病或身體不適：
例句：
a heart condition.
心臟病

Social position; rank.
社會地位；身份
One that is indispensable to the appearance or occurrence of another; prerequisite:
先決條件：對于另一事件的出現(xiàn)或發(fā)生是必不可少的；先決條件：
例句：
Compatibility is a condition of a successful marriage.
和諧與否是婚姻成功的先決條件

One that restricts or modifies another; a qualification.
資格：限制或改變其它事件的事件；限定條件
conditions Existing circumstances:
conditions 存在的環(huán)境：
例句：
Conditions in the office made concentration impossible.
辦公室的狀況根本不可能使人專心

Grammar The dependent clause of a conditional sentence.
【語法】 條件從句
Logic A proposition on which another proposition depends; the antecedent of a conditional proposition.
【邏輯學】 前提：為另外一命題所依賴的命題；先決條件
Law
【法律】
A provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent on the occurrence of an uncertain future event.
先行條件：一條只有在將來一個不確定的事件發(fā)生后才具有法律效力的條款
The event itself.
事件本身
An unsatisfactory grade given to a student, serving notice that deficiencies can be made up by the completion of additional work.
需補考的成績：學生不及格的成績，用來提醒學生通過補考還能補上功課的通知單
Obsolete Disposition; temperament.
【廢語】 氣質；性格
v.tr.（及物動詞）
con.di.tioned,con.di.tion.ing,con.di.tions
To make dependent on a condition or conditions.
取決于…的條件
To stipulate as a condition.
作為條件
To render fit for work or use.
表示適于工作或使用
To accustom (oneself or another) to; adapt:
使（本身或別人）習慣于；適應：
例句：
had to condition herself to long hours of hard work; conditioned the troops to marches at high altitudes.
必須習慣長時間辛苦的工作；使部隊能適應在高海拔地區(qū)行進

To air-condition.
調節(jié)空氣
To give the unsatisfactory grade of condition to.
給予不及格的成績
Psychology To cause an organism to respond in a specific manner to a conditioned stimulus in the absence of an unconditioned stimulus.
【心理學】 條件反射：使某器官對某一特定方式起反映的特性在該方式消失時仍然有效
To replace moisture or oils in (hair, for example) by use of a therapeutic product.
保養(yǎng)：用藥物來促進原先濕度或油份（例如頭發(fā)中）的代謝

來源：
Middle English condicioun
中古英語 condicioun
from Old French condicion
源自 古法語 condicion
from Latin conditiô conditiôn-
源自 拉丁語 conditiô conditiôn-
from condocere [to agree]
源自 condocere [同意]
com- [com-]
com- [前綴，表.和.]
docere [to talk] * see deik-
docere [談話] *參見 deik-