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whether
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音标：英 ['weðə] 美 ['wɛðɚ]
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解释：
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conj. 是否；不论
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pron. 两个中的哪一个
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中文词源：
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whether 是否来自古英语hwether,两人中的一个，是否，hwe-,谁，-ther,比较级后缀，表加强，词源同other,interior,exterior。引申义到底是谁，两个中的谁，是否。词义演变比较yesterday,day.
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英文词源：
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whether
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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.
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=> either, other
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whether (conj.)
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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.
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双语例句：
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1. The key issue was whether the four defendants acted dishonestly.
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关键问题是4名被告是否存在欺诈行为。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.
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这不是会不会有人注意到的问题。
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3. Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.
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这样的地产是否可获得大笔收益还要视具体情形而定。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.
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她的国会同僚是否同意，现在还无从知晓。
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5. It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.
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我们是否会破产还很难说。
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更多相关例句：
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The key issue was whether the four defendants acted dishonestly.
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关键问题是4名被告是否存在欺诈行为。【柯林斯例句】
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It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.
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这不是会不会有人注意到的问题。【柯林斯例句】
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Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.
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这样的地产是否可获得大笔收益还要视具体情形而定。【柯林斯例句】
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It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.
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她的国会同僚是否同意，现在还无从知晓。【柯林斯例句】
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It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.
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我们是否会破产还很难说。【柯林斯例句】
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At first I really didn'tcare whether he came or not.
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起先我真的不在乎他是否会来。【柯林斯例句】
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I couldn't decide whether he was incredibly brave or just insane.
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我不能判定他到底是英勇无畏还是精神失常。【柯林斯例句】
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The jury is out on whether or not this is true.
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这是否属实仍未得出定论。【柯林斯例句】
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It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified.
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该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。【柯林斯例句】
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It isn't clear whether the plane went down over land or sea.
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不清楚飞机是坠毁在陆地上还是海里。【柯林斯例句】
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One of the journalists queried whether sabotage could have been involved.
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其中一位新闻记者询问是否有人为破坏的可能性。【柯林斯例句】
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To this day, it's unclear whether he shot himself or was murdered.
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至今尚不清楚他究竟是饮弹自杀还是被谋杀。【柯林斯例句】
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What determines whether you are a career success or a failure?
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事业的成败取决于哪些因素？【柯林斯例句】
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He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone.
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他无法确定地板是木头的还是石头的。【柯林斯例句】
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West had to decide whether to play a heart.
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韦斯特必须决定是否要出一张红桃。【柯林斯例句】
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However, organisations need to learn something bigger than how to manage teams better: they need to be in the habit of asking themselves whether teams are the best tools for the job.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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After that, survey respondents disagree over whether this generation will follow in their parents' footsteps, moving to the suburbs to raise families, or will choose to remain in the city center.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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to see whether people's personality affects their life span to find out if one's lifestyle has any effect on their health to investigate the role of exercise in living a long lifeto examine all the factors contributing to longevity They have a good understanding of evolution.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Whether residents felt involved in the decision to move and how long they had lived there also proved significant.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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The public overall is spilt on whether they'd like to use a driverless car.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Interestingly, however, other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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In a multi-state study of assisted living , for instance, University of North Carolina researchers found that a host of variables—the facility's type, size or age; whether a chain owned it; how attractive the neighborhood was—had no significant relationship to how the residents fared in terms of illness, mental decline, hospitalizations or mortality.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave, it has the opportunity to stop, send out beeps ( ' , 嘟嘟声 ), and ask for directions from a human.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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I can not control whether or not I wind up getting the disease swine flu, for example, he says.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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A resident's satisfaction with a care facility has much to do with whether they had participated in the decision to move in and how long they had stayed there.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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Some, like Mr.Azar’s plastic bag, are open to argument as to how they work, or whether they really work at all.【出自-2016年6月听力原文】
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Whether such taxes work is a matter of debate.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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The team behind the article and video in question make no mention of the system, or whether or not it detected them.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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One of the main theoretical home-security concerns is whether or not a given system is vulnerable to being blocked from working altogether.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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As a person who writes about food and drink for a living, I couldn't tell you the first thing about Bill Perry or whether the beers he sells are that great.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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"I can not control whether or not I wind up getting the disease swine flu, for example," he says.【2016年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B】
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A new study challenges that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender.【2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A】
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As a person who writes about food and drink for a living, I couldn't tell you the first thing about bill Perry or whether the beers he sells are that great.【2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C】
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As a result, the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future, even though women have made major advances in the workplace.【2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C】
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But there's widespread disagreement over whether breakfast should keep its top spot in the hierarchy of meals.【2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B】
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But whether it's an English-cooked breakfast or a coffee and a sandwich, one thing has remained the same: the prices.【2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C】
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Dating back to 1880, the most common living arrangement among young adults has been living with a romantic partner, whether a spouse or a significant other.【2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B】
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However, opinions vary on whether video games are effective.【2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C】
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I think it will be very interesting to see what etiquette (礼仪) emerges in terms of whether you tell people you have a camera or not, and whether guests have a right to ask that it be tuned off, if it's not a security issue.【2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C】
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If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave, it has the opportunity to stop, send out beeps, and ask for directions from a human.【2016年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C】
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In a multi-state study of assisted living, for instance, University of North Carolina researchers found that a host of variables—the facility's type, size or age; whether achain owned it; how attractive the neighborhood was—had no significant relationship【2016年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B】
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It was not known, however, whether central fatigue might also affect motor systems not directly involved in the exercise itself, such as those that move the eyes.【2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A】
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New York's Attorney General's office launched an investigation in the fall into whether or not Verizon, Cablevision and time Warner are delivering broadband that's as fast as the providers claim it is.【2017年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A】
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Opinions differ as to whether breakfast is the most important meal of the day.【2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B】
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Researchers in the Netherlands report that children who get more exercise, whether at school or on their own, 26 tend to have higher GPAs and better scores on standardized tests.【2016年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A】
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Scholars of the information society are divided over whether social inequality decreases or increases in an information-based society.【2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A】
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Students are more likely to think about their actions and see whether they will lead to trouble.【2019年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C】
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The Competition Commission is now to investigate whether the British airports Authority needs to sell off some of its assets.【2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A】
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The data will certainly fuel the ongo】
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