請問大家
Coinciding with changing judicial requirements has been the staggeringincrease
crime rates in the United States. This factor alone would probably have suffi
ced to account for the increased utilization of crime laboratory services by p
olice agencies ""were it not for the fact that only a small percentage of poli
ce investigations generate evidence requiring scientific examination.""
裡的were it not for意思是 if there were not的意思吧?? 假設語態
那麼這整句的意思是指
""要不是事實是只有少部份警察調查的證據需要科學驗證，這單一因素可能就足以說明警
察機構在犯罪實驗室的使用率上是增加的""
這樣嗎?? 因為跟上一段意思有點兜不上
所以不是很確定
請各位幫幫忙，感謝!!! :)
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