Word · Frequency #28
which
哪个；哪些；无论哪个
the ones that; whichever
- 1.
The/Any ones that; whichever.
任何一个；无论哪些。
任何一个；无论哪些。；哪一个；那一个
In use
The shop sells three kinds of apples, and customers can choose which they want.
There are two routes to the station; please tell me which is faster.
All the shirts look nice, but I can't decide which to buy.
Which + noun?
Which book do you want?
你想要哪本书？
Which + of + noun phrase?
常用于选择范围明确的情形。
Which of these options is best?
这些选项中哪个最好？
noun, which + clause
非限制性定语从句中，which指代先行词。
The car, which was red, belonged to John.
那辆红色的汽车是约翰的。
noun which + clause
限制性定语从句中，which指代先行词，有时可省略。
The book which I read was interesting.
我读的那本书很有趣。
Common mistakes
Which is it possible?Is it possible?
“which” 用于提供选项的疑问句，而一般疑问句应使用助动词置于句首。
Which is your job?What is your job?
当询问不限定范围的信息时，用“what”而非“which”，因为“which”暗示有限选项。
Connections
Collocations
- which of
- （……中的）哪一个/哪些
- Which of these books is yours?这些书中哪一本是你的？
- which one
- 哪一个
- I can't decide which one to choose.我无法决定选哪一个。
- which is which
- 哪个是哪个
- The twins look so alike that I can't tell which is which.这对双胞胎长得太像了，我分不清哪个是哪个。
- in which
- 在其中
- This is the room in which we met.这是我们见面的房间。
- of which
- 其中
- She has three cats, one of which is black.她有三只猫，其中一只是黑色的。
- all of which
- 所有这些
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 which 想成 witch（巫婆）：读音一样，但 witch 是女巫，which 是'哪个'，用 h 记住疑问词家族。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面表达 which 作代词时，疑问句和关系从句的用法都很常见，多用于中性语境；口语和书面语中均可使用，没有明显的正式或非正式之分。
Grammar Note
通常用于疑问句或关系从句中，后接名词或of短语
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'which' (stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following /tʃ/ match). Beware of lookalikes like 'such' (/sʌtʃ/) or 'much' (/mʌtʃ/) which have different vowel sounds.
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。
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