时间: 2025-04-23 06:03:52
美: [hweə(r); hwɛr]
英: [weə]
adv. 在哪里
pron. 哪里
conj. 在…的地方
n. 地点
最后更新时间:2025-04-23 06:03:52
where 用于询问地点或位置，表示“在哪里”。词源分析：where 来源于古英语“hwǣr”，意为“什么地方”；它由词根“hw-”表示询问，与德语的“wo”相似。
历史背景：该词在英语中使用已有千年历史，最早的文学出处可以追溯到《贝奥武夫》（Beowulf）等古老作品。
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正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
Where are you from?
你来自哪里？
I wonder where she went.
我想知道她去了哪里。
Where can I find the nearest bus stop?
我在哪里可以找到最近的公交车站？
The question is where to go next.
问题是接下来去哪里。
Where the river meets the ocean is a beautiful spot.
河流与海洋交汇的地方是个美丽的景点。
*. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
有志者事竟成。
Can you tell me where the library is?
你能告诉我图书馆在哪里吗？
I don't know where I left my keys.
我不知道我把钥匙放在哪里了。
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where相对。音标记忆法：where的音标是 /wɛr/，可以通过重复发音和拼写来加深记忆。
通过以上分析，可以全面理解单词where的用法及其相关知识，为日后的学*和应用提供参考。
[QUEST] You use where to ask questions about the place something is in, or is coming from or going to. 哪里 (用于就地点提问)
例：Where did you meet him?你在哪里见到他的？
例：Where's Anna?安娜在哪里？
[CONJ] You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention the place in which something is situated or happens. 哪里 (用于某些词特别是动词和形容词后，引导从句表示某物所处或发生的地点)
例：People began looking across to see where the noise was coming from.人们开始望过去，看响声是从哪里发出的。
例：He knew where Henry Carter had gone.他知道亨利·卡特去了哪里。
[PRON-REL] Where is also a relative pronoun. …的地方 (用作关系代词)
例：The area where the explosion occurred was closed off by police.爆炸发生的地方被警察封锁起来了。
[QUEST] You use where to ask questions about a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something. 哪里 (在疑问句中，就某一情况、某事所处的阶段或方面等提问)
例：If they get their way, where will it stop?如果他们说了算，那么哪里才是尽头？
[CONJ] You use where after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, to introduce a clause in which you mention a situation, a stage in something, or an aspect of something. 哪里 (用于某些词特别是动词和形容词后，引导从句表示某一情况、某事所处的阶段或方面等)
例：It's not hard to see where she got her feelings about herself.不难看出她从何处获得了对自己的那种感觉。
例：She had a feeling she already knew where this conversation was going to lead.她感觉到她已经知道这次谈话将导向何处。
[PRON-REL] Where is also a relative pronoun. 用作关系代词
例：The government is at a stage where it is willing to talk to almost anyone.政府已经到了几乎愿意与任何人对话的地步。