un-conditionalとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From un- +‎ conditional.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌʌnkənˈdɪʃənəl/

形容詞

unconditional (comparative more unconditional, superlative most unconditional)

1. Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.

   Synonyms: absolute, categorical

   Antonym: conditional

   We demand your unconditional surrender.

   • 1945 April 16, Harry S. Truman, 10:06 from the start, in MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S.‎, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:

     So that there can be no possible misunderstanding, both Germany and Japan can be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that America will continue to fight for freedom until no vestige of resistance remains. Our demand has been and it remains unconditional surrender.

派生語

名詞

unconditional (plural unconditionals)

1. That which is not conditional.
   • 1854, Victor Cousin, A. G. Henderson, The Philosophy of Kant: Lectures, page 90:

     The me, the world, and God, are the three unconditionals, the three absolutes […]

2. (logic) A conditional-like structure expressing that the consequent holds true regardless of the particular value of the antecedent.

参照

• (logic): 2019, Artemis Alexiadou, Anja Arnhold, Julia Bacskai-Atkari, Of Trees and Birds: A Festschrift for Gisbert Fanselow (page 155)