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where

UK /weə/US /wer/

词源

源自古英语 hwǣr,与德语 wo 同源,最初源自原始日耳曼语 *hwār。

adverb

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。)

同义词:in which, at which, to which

常见短语

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。)