if not

Vasari claimed with horror that he was, if not an atheist, then an agnostic.

瓦萨里惊恐地说他若非无神论者，就是不可知论者。

If not a large concern, Queensbury Nursery was at least a successful one.

即使规模不算大，昆斯伯里托儿所至少办得很成功。

Many, if not most, scientific papers are presented orally at scientific meetings.

许多科学论文，即便不是大多数，都是以口头形式在科学会议上发表的。

The contest has become personalised, if not bitter.

这场角逐开始针对个人了，甚至话语也变得尖刻起来。

Technical skill is a fundamental basis for most, if not all, great art.

技巧即使不是所有伟大艺术、也是其中大多数的根本基础。

I'm working on my fitness and I will be ready in a couple of weeks, if not sooner.

我正在调养身体，最多两三周以后就可以了。

Hollywood is nothing if not creative, especially if someone else will pick up the bills.

好莱坞是极有创造力的地方，尤其是如果有人肯埋单的话。

This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper.

这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文.

If you agree, so; if not, so.

如果你同意, 就这样; 如果你不同意, 也这样.

If they arrive before I leave, well and good. If not, the responsibility will be mine.

如果他们在我离开之前到达，那自然很好。但如果不是的话，那责任就是我的了。

Where should I go, if not to your house?

我不到你家里去, 到哪里去 呢 ?

She understood his meaning, if not his words, and took his advice.

她即便没听懂他的话，也明白了他的意思，并且接受了他的建议。

If not for John, Brian wouldn'thave learned the truth.

要不是因为约翰，布赖恩也不可能知道真相。

Professor Fish has been nothing if not professional.

菲什教授一贯表现出很高的职业水准。

Sometimes, that standard is quite difficult, if not impossible, to achieve.

有时即便有可能达到那个标准，那也是非常困难。