一种表示修辞假设的条件句

A Conditional Sentence Representing Rhetorical Hypothesis

条件句的典型特征包括假设性和前后件之间的推理关系。假设的基本功能特征是超出现实存在,且话主对所述事件的真实性持存疑的态度。本文关注的条件句则与之不同,这种条件句不指真实客观的假设,而表示一种修辞性的假设。主要有两种情况:一是表示对普通陈述句的强断言语力加以弱化,以达到委婉、留有余地的修辞效果;二是表示前件指的是无可置疑的最低量级的条件,目的是强调后件确实是应该被接受的。

The typical characteristics of conditional sentences include hypothesis and inference relationships between the antecedent and consequent clauses.The basic functional feature of the hypothesis is that it goes beyond reality,and the speaker holds a skeptical attitude towards the truth of the stated event.This article focuses on conditional sentences,which do not refer to real and objective assumptions,but rather represent a rhetorical assumption.There are mainly two situations:The first is to weaken the assertive force of normal declarative sentences,in order to achieve a tactful and reserved rhetorical effect,and the second is to indicate that the antecedent refers to a condition that is beyond doubt and of minimum quantity,with the purpose of emphasizing that the consequent clauses should indeed be accepted.