whether
conj. 是否；不论
pron. 两个中的哪一个
pron.
其中的哪一个；
n.
可能的选择；
双语释义
conj.(连词)是否 if...or not
不管…(还是 …)a no matter if...(or)...
词组短语
whether or是…还是…
同近义词辨析
if, whether这组词都有“是否”的意思，其区别是：
if 作“是否”解时，多用于口语，引出宾语从句，不能直接跟or not连用。
whether 多用于书面语中，可与or或or not连用，除引出宾语从句外，还可引出主语从句、表语从句、同位语从句或与不定式连用。
双语例句
用作连词(conj.)
I'm uncertain whether to go or not.
我不能肯定去还是不去。
His nationality isn't relevant to whether he's a good teacher.
他的国籍与他是否是位好老师无关。
Little does he care whether we live or die.
他一点也不管我们是死是活。
Air whether in the gaseous or liquid state is a fluid.
空气，无论是气态的还是液态的，都是一种流体。
I'd always support my country, whether it was right or wrong.
我会一直支持我的国家,无论它是对是错。
Sir Isaac Newton said that time was absolute,that it occurred whether the universe was here or not.
爱萨克·牛顿爵士说时间是绝对存在的，无论宇宙存在与否它都存在。
权威例句
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A Review of the Factors That Determine Whether Stormwater Ponds Are Ecological Traps And/or High-Quality Breeding Sites for Amphibians
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Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing
A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth
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whether
whether: [OE] Whether was formed in the prehistoric Germanic period from the interrogative base *khwa-, *khwe- (source of English what, who, etc) and the comparative suffix *-theraz, which also occurs in English other. Its Germanic relatives include German weder ‘neither’ and Swedish hvar ‘each’. English either goes back to a Germanic compound formed from the ancestors of ay and whether.=> either, other
whether (conj.)
Old English hwæðer, hweðer "which of two, whether," from Proto-Germanic *gihwatharaz (cognates Old Saxon hwedar, Old Norse hvarr, Gothic huaþar, Old High German hwedar "which of the two," German weder "neither"), from interrogative base *khwa- "who" (see who) + comparative suffix *-theraz (cognate compounds in Sanskrit katarah, Avestan katara-, Greek poteros, Latin uter "which of the two, either of two," Lithuanian katras "which of the two," Old Church Slavonic koteru "which"). Its comparative form is either. Also in Old English as a pronoun and adjective. Phrase whether or not (also whether or no) recorded from 1650s.
1. Think it over and let me know whether you agree with me.
好好考虑一下，然后告诉我你是否同意我的意见。
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2. Whether we will go there tomorrow depends on the weather.
我们明天是否去那里取决于天气。
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3. John and his wife clashed on the question of whether they should have another child.
约翰和他的妻子在是否应再生一个孩子这个问题上意见有分歧。
《21世纪大英汉词典》
4. Whether he is playing to Islamic radicals or simply taking a final poke at George Bush, his confrontation with America and the world will soon be one more problem for Mr.Clinton.
不论他是做给伊斯兰激进分子看，还是趁最后一个机会找布什麻烦，他与美国和全世界对抗，不久就成为克林顿先生的问题。
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5. But whether we like it or not we have no choice.
但是，无论我们喜欢与否，我们已别无选择！
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6. On whether you ask me to.
看你是否向我求婚了。
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7. Whether you realize that or not.
不论你认识到没有。
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8. It is no concerned about me whether if you go or not.
无论你去还是不去，对我来说都无所谓。
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9. It all depend on whether he like the boss or not.
这完全取决于他是否喜欢这个老闆。
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10. Beauty has more influence than ever—not just over who we work with, but whether we work at all.
美貌比以往都更具影响力，不仅仅是我们和谁一起工作，而完全是我们是否能工作。
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11. If they go to spend money, they ask themselves whether that money directly leads them to one of their goals.
如果他们准备花钱，他们会问问自己这些花费是否能直接促进他们的目标之一。
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12. Does this have anything to do with whether Clinton should be president?
他反问道：“这与希拉里是否应当选总统有关吗？
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13. Beauty has more influence than ever — not just over who we work with, but whether we work at all.
美丽已比以往有更大的影响力，不只影响了我们和谁工作，也影响了我们是否能够工作。
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14. First you have to tell me whether they are working.
首先你必须告诉我,它们是否开始工作。
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15. I asked her whether she thought we should have another session.
我问她，她是否认为我们该再约会一次。
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16. Regardless, be clear with customers and suppliers on whether they (or you) should be spending time, effort, or money.
无论如何，必须跟客户和供应商明确是否他们（或你）应该花费时间、精力和金钱。
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17. Children are children, whether they have leukemia or not.
孩子就是孩子，不管他们是否有白血病。
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18. There is a child inside all of us, whether we realize it or not. And sometimes we return to that child like state.
不管我们是否意识到，在我们所有人内心都有个小孩，而有时候我们会回到那个孩子的状态。
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19. There is a child inside all of us, whether we realize it or not. And sometimes we return to that child like state.
不管我们是否意识到，在我们所有人内心都有个小孩，而有时候我们会回到那个孩子的状态。
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20. When designing any embedded system, whether it is a smart appliance, kiosk system, or handheld device, keep these basic principles in mind:
在为嵌入系统设计时，无论是智能家电、信息亭系统，还是手持设备，我们都必须牢记如下原则。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
21. Consider whether this would be appropriate for your users before you assume that process dialogs are the correct solution.
不过在运用这种进度对话框之前，还是需要考虑它是否适合于你的用户。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
22. We are often asked whether consumer Web sites should be optimized for beginners or intermediates.
我们常常被问到这样的问题：消费类网站究竟应该为新手而优化，还是应该为中间用户而优化？
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23. You must decide whether this condition is appropriate for your product.
你必须决定这种情况对应用程序是否合适。
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24. However, understanding whether somebody wants to buy something is not the same thing as actually defining the product.
然而，理解某人为什么想购买某个产品和实际定义该产品并不是一回事。
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25. Interaction designers often face the conundrum of whether to make their products user-customizable.
交互设计者经常面临这样的难题，即是否让他们的产品具有用户定制功能。
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26. If they have the time, they should also look back at old notes to see whether unanswered questions from other interviews and research have been properly answered.
如果有时间，也应该回头看一看旧的笔记中是否还有在其他访谈中尚未回答的问题，并研究那些已经适当回答的问题。
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27. Circa 1979, your program was judged heavily on whether or not it was menu-based.
大约在1979年，对程序的评价在很大程度上取决于是否提供菜单。
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28. Most of what we know about modern graphical user interface design came from these origins, whether right or wrong.
无论这些设想是对还是错，已知的大多数现代图形用户界面设计都源自它们。
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29. When considering whether it makes sense for personas to have business or social relationships, think about:
当我们考虑人物角色之间的社会关系或者业务关系是否有意义时，可以先想想下面的情况。
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