where + clause (as object of verb)
用作动词的宾语从句,表示地点。
I don't know where she lives.
我不知道她住在哪里。
而;然而;尽管
然而;虽然;尽管。
whereas; while on the contrary
然而;虽然;尽管。
While on the contrary; although; whereas.
She enjoys reading novels, where her sister prefers watching movies.
她喜欢读小说,而她妹妹更喜欢看电影。
用法提示:这里 where 是连词,引出对比,相当于“而”。
The north gets heavy snow, where the south stays mild in winter.
北方冬天大雪纷飞,而南方则气候温和。
用法提示:where 作连词,表示“然而;而”,连接两个对比的情况。
Some people plan every detail, where others prefer to be spontaneous.
有些人把每个细节都计划好,而另一些人则喜欢随性而为。
用法提示:句中 where 为连词,表示对照,相当于“而;可是”。
用作动词的宾语从句,表示地点。
I don't know where she lives.
我不知道她住在哪里。
表示地点状语,修饰主句动词。
Stay where you are.
待在原地别动。
用作表语从句,说明主语的位置或情况。
This is where I grew up.
这就是我长大的地方。
grammar · medium
易错句子I live in where the school is.
正确表达I live where the school is.
“where”作为连词已经表示地点,前面不需要再加介词“in”。直接使用“where”引导地点状语从句。
grammar · medium
易错句子The city where I visited is beautiful.
正确表达The city that I visited is beautiful.
“visit”是及物动词,需要宾语,而“where”不能作宾语,应使用关系代词“that”或“which”。
were 是 be 动词的过去式,表示过去的状态或存在;而 where 是疑问副词,表示地点。
there 指代地点,通常表示‘在那里’;而 where 用于询问地点。
而;然而(用于引出对比)
She is patient, where her sister is impatient.
她很有耐心,而她妹妹却没有耐心。
而别人(却);与别人相反
She stays optimistic, where others become discouraged.
她依然乐观,而其他人却变得气馁。
而从前;过去(与现在相对照)
Where once the streets were empty, they are now busy.
这些街道从前空荡荡的,如今却很繁忙。
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转折副词,常引出与上文相反的陈述,与 where 的‘然而’义相近。
连词或副词,用于表达转折或让步,常出现在对比语境中。
并列连词,直接表示转折,与 where 表达的对比关系相关。
介词,表示让步,与 where 的‘虽然;尽管’含义相关。
副词,用于转折,强调与前述内容的对比。
有志者事竟成
Don't give up; where there's a will, there's a way.
别放弃,有志者事竟成。
无风不起浪
They denied the rumor, but where there's smoke, there's fire.
他们否认谣言,但无风不起浪。
关键考验;实际起作用的地方
The plan looks good on paper, but where the rubber meets the road is in the implementation.
这个计划纸上看不错,但真正的考验在于实施。
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