英语词汇“whether”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wheth•er conj.

(used to introduce the first of two or more choices or possibilities;
the second one is preceded by the word or:)I don't care whether we go or stay.
(used to introduce a single choice, while the second choice is understood or implied, to be the negation of the first):See whether she has come.

Idioms

whether or not or whether or no, under whatever circumstances;
in any case;
regardless:He tends to insist on his views whether or not the facts support them.

wheth•er conj.

(used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative, usually with the correlative or):It matters little whether we go or stay. Whether we go or whether we stay, the result is the same.
(used to introduce a single alternative, the other being implied or understood, or some clause or element not involving alternatives):See whether or not she has come. I doubt whether we can do any better.
[Archaic.](used to introduce a question presenting alternatives, usually with the correlative or).
whether or no, under whatever circumstances;
regardless:He threatens to go whether or no.

pron. Archaic.

which or whichever (of two)?

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hwether, hwæther, equivalent. to hwe- (base of hwā who) + -ther comparative suffix; cognate with Old Norse hvatharr, Gothic hwathar

if.

whether /ˈwɛðə/ conj

(subordinating) used to introduce an indirect question or a clause after a verb expressing or implying doubt or choice in order to indicate two or more alternatives, the second or last of which is introduced by or or or whether: he doesn't know whether she's in Britain or whether she's gone to France
(coordinating)
another word for either: any man, whether liberal or conservative, would agree with me
whether or no ⇒
used as a conjunction as a variant of whether
under any circumstances: he will be here tomorrow, whether or no
whether…or, whether…or whether ⇒ if on the one hand…or even if on the other hand: you'll eat that, whether you like it or not

Etymology: Old English hwæther, hwether; related to Old Frisian hweder, hoder, Old High German hwedar, Old Norse hvatharr, hvarr, Gothic hwathar

单词	whether
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wheth•er /ˈhwɛðɚ, ˈwɛð-/USA pronunciation conj. (used to introduce the first of two or more choices or possibilities; the second one is preceded by the word or:)I don't care whether we go or stay. (used to introduce a single choice, while the second choice is understood or implied, to be the negation of the first):See whether she has come. Idioms whether or not or whether or no, under whatever circumstances; in any case; regardless:He tends to insist on his views whether or not the facts support them. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wheth•er (hweᵺ′ər, weᵺ′-),USA pronunciation conj. (used to introduce the first of two or more alternatives, and sometimes repeated before the second or later alternative, usually with the correlative or):It matters little whether we go or stay. Whether we go or whether we stay, the result is the same. (used to introduce a single alternative, the other being implied or understood, or some clause or element not involving alternatives):See whether or not she has come. I doubt whether we can do any better. [Archaic.](used to introduce a question presenting alternatives, usually with the correlative or). whether or no, under whatever circumstances; regardless:He threatens to go whether or no. pron. Archaic. which or whichever (of two)? bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hwether, hwæther, equivalent. to hwe- (base of hwā who) + -ther comparative suffix; cognate with Old Norse hvatharr, Gothic hwathar See if. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whether /ˈwɛðə/ conj (subordinating) used to introduce an indirect question or a clause after a verb expressing or implying doubt or choice in order to indicate two or more alternatives, the second or last of which is introduced by or or or whether: he doesn't know whether she's in Britain or whether she's gone to France (coordinating) another word for either: any man, whether liberal or conservative, would agree with me whether or no ⇒ used as a conjunction as a variant of whether under any circumstances: he will be here tomorrow, whether or no whether…or, whether…or whether ⇒ if on the one hand…or even if on the other hand: you'll eat that, whether you like it or not Etymology: Old English hwæther, hwether; related to Old Frisian hweder, hoder, Old High German hwedar, Old Norse hvatharr, hvarr, Gothic hwathar
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