英汉词典

whether 基本解释

• conj. 是否；不论
• pron. 两个中的哪一个

whether 中文词源

来自古英语hwether,两人中的一个，是否，hwe-,谁，-ther,比较级后缀，表加强，词源同other,interior,exterior。引申义到底是谁，两个中的谁，是否。词义演变比较yesterday,day.

whether 英文词源

whether

whether: [OE] Whether was formed in the prehistoric Germanic period from the interrogative base *khwa-, *khwe- (source of English what, who, etc) and the comparative suffix *-theraz, which also occurs in English other. Its Germanic relatives include German weder ‘neither’ and Swedish hvar ‘each’. English either goes back to a Germanic compound formed from the ancestors of ay and whether.
=> either, other

whether (conj.)

Old English hwæðer, hweðer "which of two, whether," from Proto-Germanic *gihwatharaz (cognates Old Saxon hwedar, Old Norse hvarr, Gothic huaþar, Old High German hwedar "which of the two," German weder "neither"), from interrogative base *khwa- "who" (see who) + comparative suffix *-theraz (cognate compounds in Sanskrit katarah, Avestan katara-, Greek poteros, Latin uter "which of the two, either of two," Lithuanian katras "which of the two," Old Church Slavonic koteru "which"). Its comparative form is either. Also in Old English as a pronoun and adjective. Phrase whether or not (also whether or no) recorded from 1650s.

whether 词组搭配

whether 同义词解析

if, whether

这两个连接词均含"是否"之意。

if： 作"是否"解时，多用于口语，引出宾语从句，不能直接跟or not连用。

whether： 多用于书面语中，可与or或or not连用，除引出宾语从句外，还可引出主语从句、表语从句、同位语从句或与不定式连用。

whether 双语例句

1. The key issue was whether the four defendants acted dishonestly.

关键问题是4名被告是否存在欺诈行为。

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2. It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.

这不是会不会有人注意到的问题。

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3. Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.

这样的地产是否可获得大笔收益还要视具体情形而定。

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4. It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.

她的国会同僚是否同意，现在还无从知晓。

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5. It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.

我们是否会破产还很难说。

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whether 实用场景例句

The key issue was whether the four defendants acted dishonestly.

关键问题是4名被告是否存在欺诈行为。

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It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.

这不是会不会有人注意到的问题。

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Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.

这样的地产是否可获得大笔收益还要视具体情形而定。

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It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.

她的国会同僚是否同意，现在还无从知晓。

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It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.

我们是否会破产还很难说。

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At first I really didn'tcare whether he came or not.

起先我真的不在乎他是否会来。

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I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.

我不能判定他到底是英勇无畏还是精神失常。

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The jury is out on whether or not this is true.

这是否属实仍未得出定论。

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It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified.

该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。

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It isn't clear whether the plane went down over land or sea.

不清楚飞机是坠毁在陆地上还是海里。

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One of the journalists queried whether sabotage could have been involved.

其中一位新闻记者询问是否有人为破坏的可能性。

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To this day, it's unclear whether he shot himself or was murdered.

至今尚不清楚他究竟是饮弹自杀还是被谋杀。

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What determines whether you are a career success or a failure?

事业的成败取决于哪些因素？

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He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone.

他无法确定地板是木头的还是石头的。

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West had to decide whether to play a heart.

韦斯特必须决定是否要出一张红桃。

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