protasis

protasis
[ˈprɒtəsɪs]
(pl. protases -siːz)
  1. (Grammar)the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence (e.g. if you asked me in if you asked me I would agree)
    (语法)条件从句,前提分句(如if you asked me I would agree中的if you asked me)。 常与 apodosis 相对
protatic
[-ˈtatɪk]
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek protasis 'proposition', from pro 'before' + teinein 'to stretch'
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