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coun·ter·fac·tualBrE /ˌkaʊntəˈfæktʃuəl/NAmE /ˌkaʊntərˈfæktʃuəl/ adjective (formal) connected with what did not happen or what is not the case 反事实的;虚拟的◆counterfactual questions such as 'What if the President had not been assassinated?' “假如总统没有遇刺会怎么样?” 之类的反事实问题◆an interesting exercise in counterfactual history 假设历史并非如此的一个有趣活动▸ coun·ter·fac·tual noun◆'What if' questions involving counterfactuals are familiar in historical speculations. “若非如此,将会怎样?” 这样的反事实假设在历史思考中很常见。 |