Question

remind什么something

这里的would是什么用法
Tea lights just remind you of those 47 cups of tea you drunk during data analysis and if you wanted something with the scent of soothing reassurance you would have gone to the clinical psychology department.

Answer 1

这里would用于构成虚拟语气.if you wanted something with the scent of soothing reassurance是条件状语从句,you would have gone to the clinical psychology department是主句.
一般情况下,虚拟语气如果是指过去发生的事,在条件句中用过去完成时：had+动词过去分词,而主句则用：would / could / might have +动词过去分词.这个句子显然就是我们所说的“错综时间条件句”,条件从句用虚拟语气的现在时态,主句用其过去时态.