
好词典

源自古英语 hwǣr,与德语 wo 同源,最初源自原始日耳曼语 *hwār。
❶ 用于询问地点或位置,表示“在哪里”或“到哪里”,引导关于地点的疑问句或从句。
“Where is the nearest supermarket?”
(最近的超市在哪里?)
“I don't know where she went.”
(我不知道她去了哪里。)
❶ 用于表示某种情况或状态存在的地方,相当于“在…的地方”,引导定语从句。
“This is the room where we have meetings.”
(这是我们开会的房间。)
“She moved to a city where job opportunities are better.”
(她搬到了一个工作机会更好的城市。)
where there's a will, there's a way — 谚语,表示“有志者事竟成”,强调只要有决心就能找到解决方法。
“Don't give up—where there's a will, there's a way!”
(别放弃——有志者事竟成!)
where it's at — 非正式表达,指“重要的地方”或“流行的趋势”,常用于口语中。
“This new café is where it's at these days.”
(这家新咖啡馆现在是热门去处。)