英汉词典

why 基本解释

• int. 哎呀！什么？
• adv. 为什么

why 中文词源

来自PIE*kwo,印欧语疑问代词根，词源同who,where,why,how.

why 英文词源

why

why: [OE] Why goes back to Indo-European *qwei, the locative case of the interrogative base *qwo- (source of English what and who). This passed into prehistoric Germanic as *khwī, which has since died out in all the Germanic languages apart from Danish (hvi) and English (why).

why (adv.)

Old English hwi, instrumental case (indicating for what purpose or by what means) of hwæt (see what), from Proto-Germanic adverb *hwi (cognates: Old Saxon hwi, Old Norse hvi), from PIE *kwi- (source of Greek pei "where"), locative of *kwo- "who" (see who). As an interjection of surprise or emphasis, recorded from 1510s. As a noun, "cause, reason" from c. 1300.

why 词组搭配

why 英文释义

1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

why 双语例句

1. You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?

你真自以为是。我们为什么要费那么大的力气？

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2. Why are Geography, Drama, Art and English in the ascendant?

为什么地理、戏剧、艺术和英语逐渐受宠？

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3. He wonders why the digits on his calculator slope to the right.

他不明白为什么他的计算器上面的数字向右倾斜。

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4. Why not retrain for a job which will make you happier?

为什么不接受新的培训，找一份让你更快乐的工作？

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5. Why should a great community like a university be afraid of nihilism?

为什么像大学这样人才济济的社区要害怕虚无主义呢？

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why 实用场景例句

Why were you late?

你为什么迟到？

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Tell me why you did it.

告诉我你为什么这样做。

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‘I would like you to go. ’ ‘ Why me? ’

“我希望你去。”“为什么要我去呢？”

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(informal) Why oh why do people keep leaving the door open?

人们到底为什么总敞着门呢？

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Why get upset just because you got one bad grade?

何必因为一次成绩不好就想不开呢？

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Why bother to write? We'll see him tomorrow.

还费事写信干什么？我们明天就见到他了。

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That's why I left so early.

这就是我早早离去的原因。

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I know you did it─I just want to know why.

我知道这是你干的，我只是想知道为什么。

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The reason why the injection needs repeating every year is that the virus changes.

每年需要重新注射的原因是这病毒经常变化。

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Why ever didn't you tell us before?

你为什么不早告诉我们呢？

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Why not write to her?

为什么不给她写信呢？

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‘Let's eat out. ’ ‘ Why not? ’

“咱们到外边吃去吧。”“好哇。”

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Why don't we go together?

我们为什么不一起去呢？

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Why Jane, it's you!

呦，简，是你呀！

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Why, it's easy─a child could do it!

嗨，这容易得很，连小孩子都干得了！

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I had no intention of going into the whys and the wherefores of the situation.

我无意深入调查这一情况的来龙去脉。

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Why hasn't he brought the whisky?...

他为什么没把威士忌拿来？

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Why didn't he stop me?...

为什么他没阻止我？

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He still could not throw any further light on why the elevator could have become jammed...

对于电梯为什么会卡住他仍旧给不出更多的解释。

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Experts wonder why the US government is not taking similarly strong actions against AIDS in this country...

专家们对为什么美国政府没在这个国家采取类似的强硬措施来对抗艾滋病而感到疑惑。

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There's a reason why women don't read this stuff; it's not funny...

女人不读这种东西是有原因的，它并不好笑。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Unless you're ill, there's no reason why you can't get those 15 minutes of walking in daily.

除非你病了，否则你没有理由每天连走15分钟都做不到的。

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Why not give Claire a call?...

为什么不给克莱尔打个电话？

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Why don't you come home with me until you sort things out?...

你何不先和我一起回家，等事情解决了再走？

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Why don't you look where you're going?...

走路怎么不看着点儿道呢？

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Why don't they just leave it alone?

他们就不能别管了吗？

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'Want to spend the afternoon with me?' — 'Why not?'...

“想和我共度这个下午吗？”——“好啊！”

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'Shall I tell them about poor Mrs Blair?'—'Why not?'

“我应该告诉他们可怜的布莱尔太太的情况吗？”——“为什么不呢？”

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Why hello, Tom...

哎呀，你好，汤姆。

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Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup...

啊，这只不过是普通的蔬菜汤而已。

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