Word · Frequency #38
what
所……的事物；……的东西
That which; the thing(s) that
- 1.
That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
所...的事物；...的东西
- 2.
Anything that; all that; whatever.
任何...的事物；一切...的东西
任何……的东西；无论什么；所...的事物；...的东西；任何...的事物；一切...的东西；什么；interj. 怎么；多么
In use
I ate what you left in the fridge.
What he said made everyone laugh.
Please take what you need from the box.
What + be + subject?
用于询问信息，be动词与主语一致。
What is your name?
你的名字是什么？
What + noun + be + subject?
询问具体事物属性，名词置于what后。
What color is your car?
你的车是什么颜色？
what + subject + verb
关系代词用法，引导名词性从句。
I don't know what he said.
我不知道他说了什么。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- what matters
- 重要的事情；要紧的事
- What matters most is your health.最要紧的是你的健康。
- what you need
- 你需要的东西
- Take what you need from the fridge.从冰箱里拿你需要的东西吧。
- what I mean
- 我的意思；我所指的事情
- That is not exactly what I mean.那不完全是我想表达的意思。
- what it takes
- 成功所需的素质或条件
- She has what it takes to become a leader.她具备成为领导者所需的素质。
- what you see is what you get
- 所见即所得
- This editor is simple: what you see is what you get.这个编辑器很简单：所见即所得。
- what the future holds
Learner notes
Memory Tip
what 作代词时指“所……的事物”，如 what I said 就是“我所说的话”。联想 wh 开头词常表疑问，但这里它像手指指向已知事物，记住“what 指代事物本身”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：spoken English、written English 该词作为关系代词表示“所……的事物；……的东西”，属于中性语域。日常口语和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显正式或非正式之分。使用时通常无需特意调整语气，直接根据句子需要选用即可。
Grammar Note
interrogative pronoun / relative pronoun
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words hot, pot, not, got, lot, cot all end in /ɔt/ and rhyme with 'what'. Be careful: 'that' ends in /æt/ and does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.