whether

wheth·er /ˈweðə $ -ər/ S1 W1 conjunction → weather

1 CHOOSEused when talking about a choice you have to make or about something that is not certain 是否〔用于表示选择或对某事不确定〕

Maurice asked me whether I needed any help.

莫里斯问我是否需要帮助。

There were times when I wondered whether or not we would get there.

有时候我也想知道我们能不能做得到。

whether to do something

She was uncertain whether to stay or leave.

她拿不定主意是该留下还是离开。

I didn’t know whether to believe him or not.

我不知道该不该相信他。

The question arose as to whether this behaviour was unlawful.

问题出现了: 这种行为是否不合法？

2 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYused to say that something definitely will or will not happen whatever the situation is 不管，不论〔用于表示无论出现什么情况，某事肯定发生或不发生〕

It seemed to me that she was in trouble whether Mahoney lived or died.

依我看，不管马奥尼是活着还是死了，她都有麻烦。

Look, Kate, I’m calling the doctor, whether you like it or not.

喂，凯特，我要打电话叫医生来，不管你愿不愿意。

Poor farmers, whether owners or tenants, will be worst affected.

可怜的农民，不管是自有农户还是佃户，都将是受影响最大的。

Do not confuse with the noun weather (=conditions outside such as rain, snow, sun, wind etc).

不要和名词 weather (天气)混淆。

Examples from the Corpus

whether• I'm sure we'll see each other again soon, whether here or in New York.• He asked me whether I wanted to play golf this afternoon.

whether or not• The question is the story itself, and whether or not it means something is not for the story to tell.• How does the machine tell whether or not such a sequence remains bounded?• I can't tell whether or not the teacher likes me.• There, the current issue is whether or not to include Sinn Fein in all-party talks.• The difference is that motorists have a choice of whether or not to make a claim.• The decision of whether or not to offer credit terms is generally dictated by industry conditions.• The decision as to whether or not to try and repair a damaged relationship depends on who was at fault. 10.• His job is not to determine whether or not we need the brick and when we need the brick.

whether ... or not• All the government wanted was a statutory vehicle such as these clinical studies to prove whether this works or not.• She did not care whether he followed or not.• The question then simply became whether it did or not.• C Your special exotic pet. 23 Whether you are or not, assume you have gone vegetarian.• We may ask of any deterministic physical theory whether or not it is computable.• She does not believe her response will result in a favorable outcome, whether or not it might.• However, whether necessary or not, privatisation must be made to work.

Origin whether

Old English hwæther, hwether

wheth·er conjunction

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

BNC: 265 COCA: 321

whether

Conjunctions: albeit, although, and...

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