whereas
/hwєәr'æz/
四级六级考研托福雅思牛津3000核心词汇
BNC词频: #1,524
当代词频: #2,731
中文释义
conj. 然而, 鉴于
[法] 考虑到, 鉴于, 就...而论
英文释义
adv. At which place; where.
conj. Considering that; it being the case that; since; --
used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations,
affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow.
conj. When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in
truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that
precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a
different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something
consequent.
近义词辨析
这组词都有“但是，可是，然而，而”的意思，其区别是：
- whereas: 表对比，一般可与while互换。
- nevertheless: 指尽管作出完全让步，也不会发生任何影响。
- but: 口语常用词，语气较强，泛指与前述情况相反。
- however: 表转折关系，语气稍弱于but，连接性也弱一些，因而常作插入语。
- still: 语气强，多用于肯定句或疑问句。指尽管作出让步，采取措施或表示反对，但情况仍然如故，无所改变。
- while: 表对比，一般可与whereas换用，但程度弱一些。
- yet: 常用于否定句，语气比still稍强。指不管作出多大努力或让步，仍达不到预期的结果。