whether

美音：['hweðər] 英音：['weðə(r)]

简单释义：

conj.（表示迟疑或两个可能性之间的选择）是否

n.可能的选择

pron.〈古〉(在…之中)哪一个

网络不管；无论；会不会

完整释义：

conj.

1.是否,究竟能否
2.〔接让步的副词从句〕不管,无论
3.〔接间接疑问的名词从句〕是…呢还是…呢,(是)不(是)…,…还是…

pron.

1.〔古语〕(在…之中)哪一个

1.可能的选择

adv.

1.是否
2.无论;不管

例句：

Many a time in life, whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on how you look at it.
生命中的许多事情，到底值不傎得做，依赖于你怎么去看待它。
Last month, we discussed whether it was more important to be rich or to be happy.
上个月，我们讨论了变富重要还是获得幸福重要。
"There's room there to help, but whether it's as much as people want we'll have to figure out, " he said.
“这里有提供帮助的余地，但这是不是人们想要的那么多，我们必须弄清楚，”佐立克说。
In that study, an armpit extract from male donors was also used to test whether exposure to it had any effect in its own right.
在那项研究里，他们也使用了从男性腋下所取得的萃取物，来检测嗅闻后的女性是否会产生任何影响或效应。
After he was greeted by a standing ovation, Mr. Jobs alluded to his leave but did not say whether he was planning to return to the company.
在得到大家的起立鼓掌后，乔布斯谈起了他的离开，但并没有说他是否打算回公司。
Nuts have been used for divination: whether they burned quietly or exploded indicated good or bad luck.
果仁被用于占卜：无论发生爆炸或烧毁悄然表示运气好坏。
When trying to decide whether an object will float in water, you need to know whether its density is greater or less than that of water.
若要判断一个物体是否会在水中沙浮起，就得知道该物体的密度比水大还是比水少。
Whether the translator can express the original meaning or not depends on his understanding of the relevant culture to a great extent.
译者是否可能表达原义或没有取决于他的理解对相关到大规模范围开化。

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