粵

除ceoi4非fei1

ceoi4 fei1chú fēi

English

  1. only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
  2. unless; only if
  3. only when
  4. only in the case that
  5. unless

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 除咗某個情況以外;喺某條件以外嘅任何情況,後面(從句)嘅結果都會一樣

Examples

  • 除非你道歉,否則我唔會原諒你。

    I won't forgive you unless you apologize.

  • 除非你陪我啦,唔係我唔去個聖誕舞會喇。

    I won't go to the Christmas ball unless you accompany me.

  • 可能係因為我近視,但係除非我將張枱放喺明亮啲嘅地方,否則我唔識得讀。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 等我話你知我嘅秘密。 好簡單。 除非你用心去睇,否則你睇唔清楚。 重要嘅嘢係用眼睛睇唔到嘅。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 除非佢同父母喺返埋一齊,否則Tom好唔可能唔覺意;除非佢同父母喺返埋一齊,否則佢唔會畀人入博物館。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 除非我死了!

    Over my dead body.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 除非雨停了,我们才会出去。

    We won't go out unless it stops raining.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 除非我問你,請你不要說話。

    Don't speak till spoken to.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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