Word · Frequency #45
who
谁
used to ask about the identity of a person
In use
Who is that woman standing by the door?
I don't know who called me earlier.
Who are you waiting for?
who + verb (subject, asking about person)
Who作主语时，动词用单数第三人称形式。
Who called you?
谁给你打电话了？
who + auxiliary + subject + verb (object)
Who作宾语时，常用于疑问句，前面有助动词。
Who did you see?
你看见了谁？
the + noun + who + clause (defining relative clause)
Who引导定语从句修饰人，在从句中作主语。
The woman who lives next door is a teacher.
住在隔壁的女人是老师。
Common mistakes
Who book is this?Whose book is this?
汉语中“谁的”与“谁”发音相似，但英语中“whose”表示所有格，而“who”是主格或宾格，不能用于表示所属。
The teacher who I respect him is kind.The teacher who I respect is kind.
汉语关系从句中常保留宾语代词，但英语中关系代词（如who）已充当从句的宾语，不能再用代词him重复指代。
Connections
Collocations
- who is
- 是谁；谁是
- Who is that man?那个男人是谁？
- who knows
- 谁知道；天知道
- Who knows what will happen tomorrow?谁知道明天会发生什么？
- who cares
- 谁在乎；管他呢
- Who cares if we're late?谁在乎我们会不会迟到？
- who else
- 还有谁
- Who else is coming to the party?还有谁会来参加聚会？
- those who
- 那些……的人
- Those who study hard will succeed.那些努力学习的人会成功。
- who's who
- 谁是谁；名人录
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 who 音近“呼”：对着人群“呼”一声，就是在问“谁？”，因此 who 专用于问人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：questions about identity、relative clauses referring to people who 通常为中性词，疑问句中用于询问身份，定语从句中用于指人；各类语体都比较常见，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 who /huː/ 押韵，重读元音都是长音 /uː/。注意：who 的 wh 读 /h/（w 不发音），与 what /wɒt/、where /weər/ 等以 /w/ 开头的 wh- 词不同；形近词 how /haʊ/、whole /hoʊl/、whose /huːz/ 也都不与 who 同韵。
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.