as if

连词 conj. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
英 /ˌæz‿ˈɪf/    美 /ˌæz‿ˈɪf/

英文释义

连词 conj.
  1. As though; in a manner suggesting. formal
    — The old man stumbled, as if he were about to fall.
  2. In mimicry of.
    — When the teacher’s back was turned, the class clown would hold his stomach as if he were ill.
  3. Indicating something that the speaker deems very unlikely, or is adamant that he or she would not do (see also interjection sense below).
    — How can you even think that? As if I would inform on you to the police!
感叹词 intj.
  1. Indicates that the speaker deems something highly unlikely. idiomatic
    — "I'm going to clean your whole house." — "As if!"

词汇关系

衍生词
as-if rule look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards make as if
相关词
as it were

词源

词源 1
From Middle English as ȝif, alls iff (“as if”), from Old English *ealswā ġif, attested only as swā ġif (“as if”), equivalent to as + if. Compare Dutch alsof (“as if”), Low German as of (“as if”), German als ob (“as if”).
词源 2
From Middle English as ȝif, alls iff (“as if”), from Old English *ealswā ġif, attested only as swā ġif (“as if”), equivalent to as + if. Compare Dutch alsof (“as if”), Low German as of (“as if”), German als ob (“as if”).
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