whether
whether 英 [ˈweðə(r)] 美 [ˈhwɛðɚ, ˈwɛð-]
conj. 是否；不论
whether cold or hot 是冷还是热
It's doubtful whether there'll be any seats left. 看来未必还有座位。
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- conj. 是否；不论
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1. whether cold or hot
是冷还是热
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2. It's doubtful whether there'll be any seats left.
看来未必还有座位。
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3. I'll see whether she's at home.
我来看看她在不在家。
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4. He seemed undecided whether to go or stay.
他似乎还没有决定去留。
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5. I'm going whether you like it or not.
不管你愿意不愿意，我都要走了。
- 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" (from PIE root *kwo-, stem of relative and interrogative pronouns) + 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 ★ / ˈweðə(r) ; NAmE ˈweðər / conjunction 1 ★ used to express a doubt or choice between two possibilities （表示迟疑或两个可能性之间的选择）是否 ◆ He seemed undecided whetherto go orstay. 他似乎还没有决定去留。 ◆ It remains to be seen whether or notthis idea can be put into practice. 这一想法能否付诸实践还有待于观察。 ◆ I asked him whetherhe had done it all himself or whethersomeone had helped him. 我问过他这都是他自己做的还是有人帮他做的。 ◆ I'll see whether she's at home (= or not at home). 我来看看她在不在家。 ◆ It's doubtful whether there'll be any seats left. 看来未必还有座位。 ☞note at if 2 ★ used to show that sth is true in either of two cases （表示两种情况都真实）是…（还是），或者…（或者），不管…（还是） ◆ You are entitled to a free gift whether you accept our offer of insurance or not. 无论你接不接受我们的保险提议，你都可以免费得到一份礼物。 ◆ I'm going whetheryou like it or not. 不管你愿意不愿意，我都要走了。 ◆ Whether or notwe're successful, we can be sure that we did our best. 不管成功与否，我们确已尽了最大努力。 whether / ˈweðə(r) ; NAmE ˈweðər /
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