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which

UK /wɪtʃ/US /wɪtʃ/

词源

源自古英语 'hwilc',意为'哪一个',与德语 'welcher' 和荷兰语 'welk' 同源。

pronoun

❶ 用于询问或指代特定事物中的一个或多个,通常在有限范围内选择时使用。

“Which book do you prefer?”

(你更喜欢哪本书?)

“I don't know which one to choose.”

(我不知道该选哪一个。)

❶ 用于引导非限制性定语从句,提供关于前面名词的额外信息。

“The book, which I bought yesterday, is very interesting.”

(这本书,我昨天买的,非常有趣。)

“My car, which is blue, needs washing.”

(我的车,是蓝色的,需要洗了。)

同义词:that, what

determiner

❶ 用于询问或指代特定的人或事物,通常在一组已知选项中。

“Which way is the station?”

(车站是哪个方向?)

“Which team won the game?”

(哪支球队赢了比赛?)

同义词:what

常见短语

which is which — 用于区分两个或多个相似的事物,弄清楚它们各自的区别。

“The twins look so alike that I can't tell which is which.”

(这对双胞胎长得太像了,我分不清谁是谁。)

every which way — 表示各个方向或多种方式,强调混乱或多样性。

“The wind blew the leaves every which way.”

(风把树叶吹得到处都是。)