在讨论even though与even if的用法时,有些辞书称even though等于 even if,如《现代英语惯用法词典》讲,even if,even though“即使,纵使”,所引出的从句与though不同;though引出事实,even if(even though)引出的是把握不大或假设的事情;《英语常用词用法词典》也同样认为:even if等于 even though,“纵使”,有退一步设想的意味。而笔者认为,在现代英语中, even though和even if在用法上还是有区别的。 In discussing the use of even though and even if, some dictionaries say even though is equal to even if, as in the “Modern English Idioms Dictionary”, even if, even though “even if,” the resulting clause is not the same as though; To elicit facts, even if (even though) leads to something that is inconsequential or hypothetical; “English Common Word Usage Dictionary” also considers: even if is equal to even though, “even if”, there is a step back to the idea. In my opinion, even though and even if in modern English, there is still a difference in usage.