If it were not for
要不是
🧩 词语组成解析
if
[if]
conj. 如果，倘若;即使;〈口〉是否;假设;
n. 条件，设想;
it
[ɪt]
pron. 它;他;正好是所需的;事实[情况];
n. <美俚>傻瓜，笨蛋;<俚>绝妙的人;理想的东西;登峰造极;
were
[wɚ]
be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式;有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等;
not
[nɑt]
adv. 不;[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是;几乎不;未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语];
for
[fɚ]
prep. 为，为了;倾向于;关于;当作;
conj. 因为，由于;
🗣️ 情景例句
How did you get on in your exam?
你考得怎样？
Donald has become incensed at his friends for being so unkind.
唐纳德因为他的朋友太不客气，所以被激怒了。
On his return to India he had the chance to travel to South Africa to work on a law case.
一回到印度，他就得到一个去南非办理一桩法律案件的机会。