whether
英 [ˈweðə(r)] 美 [ˈhwɛðɚ, ˈwɛð-]

pron.

其中的哪一个；

n.

可能的选择；

双语释义

conj.(连词)

1. 是否 if...or not
2. 不管…(还是 …)a no matter if...(or)...

词组短语

whether or是…还是…

同近义词辨析

if, whether

这组词都有“是否”的意思，其区别是：

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。

双语例句

用作连词(conj.)

1. I'm uncertain whether to go or not.
   我不能肯定去还是不去。
2. His nationality isn't relevant to whether he's a good teacher.
   他的国籍与他是否是位好老师无关。
3. Little does he care whether we live or die.
   他一点也不管我们是死是活。
4. Air whether in the gaseous or liquid state is a fluid.
   空气，无论是气态的还是液态的，都是一种流体。
5. I'd always support my country, whether it was right or wrong.
   我会一直支持我的国家,无论它是对是错。
6. Sir Isaac Newton said that time was absolute,that it occurred whether the universe was here or not.
   爱萨克·牛顿爵士说时间是绝对存在的，无论宇宙存在与否它都存在。

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