词条 | whether |
释义 | whether conj. 1. (引导名词从句)是否 Ask him whether he can come or not.问问他是否能来。 I don't know whether you like flowers, sir. 先生,我不知道您是否喜欢花。 2. (与or连用,引导状语从句)不管是...(或是) We'll go on with the work, whether we can find the necessary tools or not. 不管我们能否找到所需的工具,我们要把这件工作做下去。 在引导定语从句时,一般情况下whether和if都可使用,但whether的适用范围要比if广,实在不知道应用什么的时候,选whether。 例如从句若出现了选择项:A or B,只能用whether而不能用if 但要注意,从句为否定句时,只能用if,而不能用whether pron. 1. 【古】(两个中的)哪一个,任一个 whether和if都可以引导宾语从句,表示“是否”,在口语或间接引语中两者可以互换使用。如: I wonder if / whether I can get some advice from you. Ask him whether / if he can come. 但在有些情况下,whether和if的用法有一定区别。 1. whether引导的从句常可以与连词or或or not直接连用,而if一般不能。如: 正: Let me know whether you can come or not. 误: Let me know if you can come or not. 2. 当宾语从句提到句首时,只能用whether引导,而不能用if。如: 正: Whether it is true or not, I can’t tell. 误: If it is true or not, I can’t tell. 3. whether可以引导带to的不定式,if则不能。如: 正: I don’t know whether to accept or refuse. 误: I don’t know if to accept or refuse. 4. whether及其引导的成分可放于介词之后,作介词的宾语,但if不能。如: 正: I worry about whether I hurt her feelings. 误: I worry about if I hurt her feelings. 5. whether可以引导从句,作主语、表语或同位语,而if不能。如: 正: It was uncertain whether he would come. 误: It was uncertain if he would come. 正: His first question was whether Tom had arrived yet. 误: His first question was if Tom had arrived yet. 正: We must consider the question whether we will take these measures. 误: We must consider the question if we will take these measures |
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