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

whose pron.

the form of the pronoun who or which used to show that something is owned, appearing before a noun:She is someone whose faith is strong. That's a word whose meaning escapes me.
This word is used in questions to mean "the one or ones belonging to what person or persons'':Whose umbrella is that?

whose pron.

(the possessive case of who used as an adjective):Whose umbrella did I take? Whose is this one?
(the possessive case of which used as an adjective):a word whose meaning escapes me; an animal whose fur changes color.
the one or ones belonging to what person or persons:Whose painting won the third prize?

bef. 900; Middle English whos, early Middle English hwās; replacing hwas, Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who

of which

which:

Chicago is a city of which the attractions are many

Chicago is a city the attractions of which are many.

whose

Chicago is a city whose attractions are many.

whose /huːz/ determiner

of whom? belonging to whom? used in direct and indirect questions: I told him whose fault it was, whose car is this?
(as pronoun): whose is that?
of whom; belonging to whom; of which; belonging to which: used as a relative pronoun: a house whose windows are broken

Etymology: Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who and hwæt what

单词	whose
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 whose /huz/USA pronunciation pron. the form of the pronoun who or which used to show that something is owned, appearing before a noun:She is someone whose faith is strong. That's a word whose meaning escapes me. This word is used in questions to mean "the one or ones belonging to what person or persons'':Whose umbrella is that? WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 whose (ho̅o̅z),USA pronunciation pron. (the possessive case of who used as an adjective):Whose umbrella did I take? Whose is this one? (the possessive case of which used as an adjective):a word whose meaning escapes me; an animal whose fur changes color. the one or ones belonging to what person or persons:Whose painting won the third prize? bef. 900; Middle English whos, early Middle English hwās; replacing hwas, Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who Sometimes the phrase of which is used as the possessive of which: Chicago is a city of which the attractions are many or Chicago is a city the attractions of which are many. The use of this phrase can often seem awkward or pretentious, whereas whose sounds more idiomatic:Chicago is a city whose attractions are many. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whose /huːz/ determiner of whom? belonging to whom? used in direct and indirect questions: I told him whose fault it was, whose car is this? (as pronoun): whose is that? of whom; belonging to whom; of which; belonging to which: used as a relative pronoun: a house whose windows are broken Etymology: Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who and hwæt what
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