Bacteria on Binkies: A Recipe for Crankiness
- Researchers examined 10 used pacifiers from healthy babies and found surprising amounts of bacteria.
- The presence of bacteria on pacifiers may contribute to crankiness in babies.
- The meaning and usage of the phrase 'if~' in this context is unclear. It may be a specific usage that is not commonly found in dictionaries or reference books.
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To reach their slimy — if unsurprising — conclusions, researchers examined 10 used pacifiers from healthy babies. Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/11/15/bacteria-on-binkies-a-recipe-for-crankiness/#ixzz2CTBM3KUX 良く挿入されて出てくる、このif~の訳が分かりません。 どうやって訳せばいいのでしょうか？ 何か特定の用法として辞書、参考書等には載っているのでしょうか？ よろしくお願いします。
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例文の訳は「例え驚くべきものではないにしろ」でいいと思います。 挿入句として使って「もし（たとえ）～だとしても、かもしれないが」と、一度表明したことに関して留保をつける話法です。「譲歩」の用法とされるのかもしれません。 例：What he said is understandableーif not forgivableーgiven its context. 「彼が言ったことは、その文脈を考慮すると、理解できるものだ ー 例え許せないものであったとしても。」
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(even) if unsurprising = 驚くほどではないとしても。 辞書の if の所に書いてあります。difficult if not impossible などのように否定を伴って用いられることが普通です。
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