Question

Were it not for 是什么意思

Answer 1

were it not for的意思是：如果不是为了······；要是没有······的话。
这是一个虚拟语气，在虚拟语气中，若句中有were 或者had，可以把他们提前到句首，还原的话，应该是if it were not for。

were it not for
释义：（与事实相对的假定）若不是…的话
双语例句：
Were it not for your songs.
如果她不是为你的歌声准备的。
Were it not for your eyes.
如果它不是为你的双眼准备的。
Were it not for the feather, no one would have known that the white birdhad ever been.
倘若不是鸟儿在离去时留下这片羽毛为证，有谁会知道小白鸟曾经来过？

Answer 2

Were it not for
要不是
双语对照

例句:

1.
That would be the end of the story were it not for an odd detail.
如果不是一个奇怪的细节，这将是我们这个故事的结局。

2.
That would be right were it not for two fundamental flaws.
若不是存在两个根本性的缺陷，那就没什么问题。