【What】的翻译、意思

时间: 2025-01-25 21:18:44

【What】怎么读

美：[hwɒt; hwɑt]

英：[wɒt]

【What】是什么意思、字义解释

1. pron. 什么；多么；多少

2. adj. 什么；多么；何等

3. adv. 到什么程度，在哪一方面

4. int. 什么；多么

【What】等级考试

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【What】的详细解释

英文单词学*与分析：[What]

1. 基本定义：

  • 字面意思： "What" 是一个疑问代词，通常用于询问某物、某事或某个情况。它的基本定义是 "什么"。
  • 词性：代词（Pronoun）、副词（Adverb）。

2. 词源与起源：

  • 词源分析： "What" 源自古英语 "hwæt"，其词根 "hw-" 表示疑问的含义。它与德语的 "was" 和荷兰语的 "wat" 有相似的来源。

  • 历史背景： "What" 在古英语中已被使用，常用于询问和引导句子，早期文学作品中就有其踪迹，例如《贝奥武夫》。

  • 课本：在**的英语教材中，比如人教版和外研版，"What" 通常在初中阶段（7-9年级）引入。在牛津和美国的教材中，通常在小学阶段（3-5年级）就开始出现。

3. 使用场景：

  • 正式与非正式语境：

    • 正式：在商务会议或学术讨论中，"What" 用于提出具体问题，例如：“What are the main objectives of this project?”
    • 非正式：在日常对话中，"What" 常用于随意询问，例如：“What do you want to eat?”

  • 特殊场合：在法律文书中，"What" 用于明确条款或条件，例如：“What constitutes a breach of contract?” 在科学讨论中，也可用于询问实验或现象的具体内容。

4. 示例句子：

  1. What is your name?
    你叫什么名字？
  2. What time does the meeting start?
    会议几点开始？
  3. What are the benefits of learning a new language?
    学*新语言的好处是什么？
  4. What did you think of the movie?
    你觉得这部电影怎么样？
  5. What is the capital of France?
    法国的首都是什么？ *. What are the rules for this game?
    这个游戏的规则是什么？
  6. What is your opinion on climate change?
    你对气候变化的看法是什么？
  7. What makes you happy?
    什么让你快乐？
  8. What are the symptoms of this illness?
    这种疾病的症状是什么？
  9. What is the purpose of this experiment?
    这个实验的目的是什么？

5. 同义词与反义词：

  • 同义词：

    • "Which"（用于选择特定选项）
    • "What kind of"（用于询问种类或类型）
    • 微小差异： "Which" 更加特指，通常在有限选项中使用，而 "What" 可以用于更广泛的询问。

  • 反义词：

    • "Nothing"（表示没有事物）
    • "Everything"（表示所有事物）
    • 区别： "What" 是询问某物的代词，而 "Nothing" 和 "Everything" 则是描述存在状态的词汇。

. 学方法：

音标记忆法：

  • "What" 的音标是 /wɒt/。可以通过重复发音来记忆，结合其含义进行联想。

词根记忆法：

  • 记住 "What" 的词根 "hw-" 表示疑问，联想到所有与询问相关的语句和问题。

7. 关联词汇：

  • "What about"（怎么样）
  • "What if"（如果……会怎样）
  • "What’s up"（怎么样）
  • "What’s the matter"（怎么了）

通过以上的分析和学方法，能够帮助学者全面理解和运用 "What" 这个单词。

【What】例句

1、[QUEST] You use what in questions when you ask for specific information about something that you do not know. 什么 (用于疑问句，就所不知道的事询问具体信息)

  1. 例：What do you want?你要什么？

  2. 例：What did she tell you, anyway?她到底对你说了什么？

  3. 例："Has something happened?"—"It certainly has."—"What?"“发生了什么事吗？”—“是的。”—“是什么事？”

2、[DET] What is also a determiner. 什么

  1. 例：What time is it?现在几点钟？

  2. 例：What crimes are the defendants being charged with?被告被控何罪？

  3. 例："The heater works."—"What heater?"“加热器可以用。” —“什么加热器？”

3、[CONJ] You use what after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, when you are referring to a situation that is unknown or has not been specified. 什么 (用在某些词后，尤其是动词和形容词后，指未知或不确定的情形)

  1. 例：You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour.你可以想像以每小时30英里的速度，开车向一面砖墙撞去会是什么样子。

  2. 例：I want to know what happened to Norman.我想知道诺曼出什么事了。

4、[DET] What is also a determiner. 什么

  1. 例：I didn't know what college I wanted to go to.我不知道我想上什么样的大学。

  2. 例：I didn't know what else to say.我不知道还能再说点什么。

5、[[强调]] You use what at the beginning of a clause in structures where you are changing the order of the information to give special emphasis to something. 用于某些从句之首，表示强调

  1. 例：What precisely triggered off yesterday's riot is still unclear.具体是什么引发了昨天的暴乱仍然不清楚。

  2. 例：What I wanted, more than anything, was a few days' rest.我最想要的是休息几天。

6、[CONJ] You use what in expressions such as what is called and what amounts to when you are giving a description of something. …那样的

  1. 例：She had been in what doctors described as an irreversible vegetative state for five years.她陷入医生们所说的一种不可逆转的植物人状态已达5年之久。

7、[CONJ] You use what to indicate that you are talking about the whole of an amount that is available to you. 所有的 (指所能获得的全部)

  1. 例：He drinks what is left in his glass as if it were water.他把杯子里所剩下的全部喝光，好像那是水一样。

8、[DET] What is also a determiner. 所有的

  1. 例：They had used what money they had.他们用尽了所有的钱。

9、[[口语]] You say "What?" to tell someone who has indicated that they want to speak to you that you have heard them and are inviting them to continue. 什么？ (表示听到对方的话，请对方继续说下去)

  1. 例："Dad?"—"What?"—"Can I have the car tonight?"“爸爸？”—“什么？”—“我今晚可以用车吗？”

10、[[口语]] You say "What?" when you ask someone to repeat the thing that they have just said because you did not hear or understand it properly. "What?" is more informal and less polite than expressions such as "Pardon?" and "Excuse me?" 什么 (表示没听清楚或没听明白而请别人重复刚说过的话，没有)(pardon)(和)(excuse me##excuse)(正式和礼貌)

  1. 例："They could paint this place," she said. "What?" he asked.“他们可以把这个地方油漆一下，”她说。“什么？”他问。

11、[[情感]] You say "What" to express surprise. 表示吃惊

  1. 例："Adolphus Kelling, I arrest you on a charge of trafficking in narcotics."—"What?"阿道弗斯·克林，我现在以贩毒的罪名逮捕你。”—“什么？”

12、[[强调]] You use what in exclamations to emphasize an opinion or reaction. 多么 (用于感叹句，强调某种看法或反应)

  1. 例：What a horrible thing to do.做这样的事多可怕！

13、[DET] What is also a determiner. 多么

  1. 例：What pretty hair she has, nice and thick.她的头发多漂亮啊，好看又浓密。

14、[[ADV n]] You use what to indicate that you are making a guess about something such as an amount or value. 嗯 (表示对数量或价值等的猜测)

  1. 例：It's, what, eleven years or more since he's seen her.自从他上次见到她，已经有，嗯，11年甚至更久了。

15、[CONVENTION] You say guess what or do you know what to introduce a piece of information that is surprising, that is not generally known, or that you want to emphasize. 你知道吗 (用于讲述让人吃惊的、不为人知的消息，或表示强调)

  1. 例：Guess what? I'm going to dinner at Mrs. Chang's tonight.你知道吗？我今晚要去常太太家吃晚饭啦。

16、[[强调]] In conversation, you say or what? after a question as a way of stating an opinion forcefully and showing that you expect other people to agree. 不然又是什么 (用于问句末尾，更有力地陈述观点，并期待别人同意自己的看法)

  1. 例：Look at that moon. Is that beautiful or what?看那月亮。很美，不是吗？

17、[[情感]] You say so what? or what of it? to indicate that the previous remark seems unimportant, uninteresting, or irrelevant to you. 那又怎么样呢 (表示别人刚说的话对自己不重要、没意思或不相干)

  1. 例："What if there is no kerosene this winter?" said Al.—"So what?" she said. "We still have electricity."“今年冬天如果没有煤油可怎么办呢？”阿尔说。—“那又怎么样？”她说。“我们还有电呢。”

  2. 例："You're talking to yourself."—"Well, what of it?"“你在自言自语。”—“呵，那又怎么样？”

18、[PHRASE] You say "Tell you what" to introduce a suggestion or offer. 你听我说 (表示提出建议)

  1. 例：Tell you what, let's stay here another day.你听我说，咱们在这儿再住一天吧。

19、[PHRASE] You use what about at the beginning of a question when you make a suggestion, offer, or request. …怎么样 (用于问句句首，表示提建议或要求)

  1. 例：What about going out with me tomorrow?明天和我一块出去怎么样？

20、[PHRASE] You use what about or what of when you introduce a new topic or a point that seems relevant to a previous remark. …又怎么样 (用于引入与刚说过的话相关的新话题或观点)

  1. 例：Now you've talked about work on daffodils, what about other commercially important flowers, like roses?既然你谈到了种植水仙，那么其他有重要商业价值的花卉，如玫瑰，又怎么样呢？

21、[PHRASE] You say what about a particular person or thing when you ask someone to explain why they have asked you about that person or thing. …怎么了 (用于请别人解释提问的原因)

  1. 例："This thing with the Corbett woman."—"Oh, yeah. What about her?"“与那个姓科比特的女人有关的那件事。”—“噢，是啊，她怎么了？”

22、[PHRASE] You say what if at the beginning of a question when you ask about the consequences of something happening, especially something undesirable. 如果…怎样 (用于疑问句之首，询问某事尤其是不希望发生的事的后果)

  1. 例：What if this doesn't work out?如果这行不通怎么办呢？