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是英语中兼具连词与名词功能的词汇，英式发音为[ˌweərˈæz]，美式发音为[ˌwerˈæz]。作连词时，既可表示对比关系（译为“然而”“而”），也可用于法律文件开头引出背景事实（译为“鉴于”）；作名词时指法律条款的序言或条件语句 [1] [4-5]。
该词的核心功能在于构建逻辑对比或前提陈述。作为连词，常连接两个相反情境，如“Some studies show positive results, whereas others do not”，强调差异而非单纯转折 [3] [6]。在法律文本中，以“whereas clause”形式陈述缔约背景，成为正式条款的固定用语。日常使用中，其对比功能与“while”相似，但语义更侧重差异性对照。
该词源流可溯至中古英语，由“where”与“as”复合构成，早期主要用于法律文书。现代英语中逐渐扩展至日常语境，成为正式书面表达中对比逻辑的常用连接词 [3] [5]。
- 外文名
- whereas
- 词 性
- 连词、名词
- 英式读音
- [ˌwerˈæz]
- 美式读音
- [ˌwerˈæz]
单词释义
播报编辑
英 [ˌweərˈæz] 美 [ˌwerˈæz]
conj. （表示对比）但是，然而；鉴于（用于文件的开头）
n. 序言，开场白；条件语句
短语搭配
播报编辑
wher姜乎臭匙eas 全店clause 鉴于条款 判店堡; 说明条款
Recitals or WHEREAS clause 说明条款 ; 订约缘由
Whereas Clauses 鉴于订只条款
whe户影戏reas s 而 ; 然而 ; 但是 ; 鉴于
but yet while wherea辣戒凶s 表示转折关系
while or wh凶夜ereas 而
Recitals or WHEREAS claus 订约缘由
purelwhereas well wh狱习祖ereas 普尔兰德
Whereas You 而你 [1]
双语例句
播报编辑
1、Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not. 有一些研究结果令人满意，然而其他的则不然。
2、She has authentic charm whereas most people simply have nice manners. 她有真正的魅力，而大多数人只是有礼貌而已。
3、Benefits are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living. 救济金与通货膨胀联系了起来，而它们应该与生活费用挂钩。 [1]
- She has authentic charm whereas most people simply have nice manners. 她有真正的魅力，而大多数人只是有礼貌而已。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Benefits are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living. 救济金与通货膨胀联系了起来，而它们应该与生活费用挂钩。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Yes, whereas with the Polytechnic position, I'd be stuck in the school all day. 是啊，可是如果是在理工学院任职，我就得整天呆在学校里了。
- Whereas Pittsburg has the opposite problem: plenty of nerds, but no rich people. 而匹兹堡的情况正好相反：那里有很多书呆子，但没有富人。
- Whereas Pittsburgh has the opposite problem: plenty of nerds, but no rich people. 而匹兹堡的情况正好相反：那里有很多痴迷科研的人，但没有富人。
- Whereas Les Paul's goal was to remove the distortion, later musicians wanted to produce it. 所以，虽然莱斯·保罗的目标是消除失真，后来的音乐家们却想要制造失真。
- The main difference is that you participate in a lesson whereas you just listen to a lecture. 主要的区别是你参加了一门课程，而你只是听了一节课。
- Waving can mean welcome and farewell, whereas scratching your head may indicate that you are at a loss. 挥手表示欢迎和告别，而挠头则表示不知所措。
- Certain flavor compounds give you a nice caramel flavor, whereas others give you a burnt or bitter taste. 一定程度化合物给你美妙的焦糖味道，而其它给你烧焦或苦涩的味道。
- Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people, whereas older skilled folk are working longer. 年轻的非技术人员的就业率在下降，而年长的技术人员的工作时间则变长了。
- Such questions are thought to be friendly, whereas they might be considered offensive in the United States. 这样的问题被认为是友好的，而在美国它们可能被认为是无礼的。
- Chest meat, he asserted, is too stringy, whereas the drumstick of a young chicken is delicate and easy to chew. 他认为鸡胸肉太老，而小鸡的鸡腿肉很嫩很好嚼。
- A restaurants typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water its often 300 to 500 percent. 一家餐馆典型的葡萄酒加价是100%到150%，而瓶装水的加价通常是300%到500%。youdao
- Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure, whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect the mouth. 西方人对眼睛和嘴同样重视，而东方人则偏爱眼睛而忽视嘴。
- A restaurant's typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water it's often 300 to 500 percent. 一家餐馆的葡萄酒加价一般是100%到150%，而瓶装水的加价通常是300%到500%。
- Whereas human are able to see more bright colours during the day, cats have the advantage when it comes to night vision. 虽然人类在白天能看到更多明亮的颜色，但猫在夜晚的视力更具优势。
- Whereas stitches must generally be removed by medical personnel after the cut has healed, the adhesive simply wears off. 然而，当伤口愈合之后，缝线一般必须要由医务人员来移除；黏胶只会磨损。
- Human language is productive, an open-ended communication system, whereas no other communication system has this property. 人类的语言是多产的，是一个开放的交流系统，而其他交流系统都没有这种特性。
- Half of them wrote about a time they felt secure and supported, whereas the other half wrote about feeling insecure and alone. 其中一半人写的是他们感到安全和被支持的时候，而另一半人写的是感到不安全和孤独的时候。
- The second is guaranteed to look great for about 10 years, whereas the cheaper one will start to dull after around 6 or 7 years. 第二种保证在10年内看起来很好，而便宜的那种大约在6、7年后就会开始变暗。
- Why do some students give up when they encounter difficulty, whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive and learn? 为什么有些学生遇到困难就放弃了，而另外那些技巧上并无更多过人之处的学生却继续努力学习？
- However, in ants there is no cultural transmission — everything must be encoded in the genes — whereas in humans the opposite is true. 然而，在蚂蚁身上没有文化传承——一切都必须在基因中编码——而在人类身上恰恰相反。
- Anderson is another guy who likes a joke, whereas Carlos is pretty quiet and usually just sits and looks on, having a laugh to himself! 安德森是另一个喜欢玩笑的家伙，而卡洛斯非常安静，通常只是坐着旁观，自己笑！
- Cousteau's adventures were high-tech, with lots of fancy equipment, whereas Painlevé kind of patched equipment together as he needed it. 库斯托的冒险是高科技的，有很多花哨的设备，而佩雷弗需要的时候会把这些设备拼凑在一起。
- Whereas atmospheric storms arise in a matter of hours and last for days, magnetic tempests develop over decades and persist for centuries. 大气风暴出现在几小时内，持续几天，而磁暴形成要几十年，持续几个世纪。
- For example, production workers rated advancement very highly, whereas clerical workers rated advancement in the lower third of their list. 例如，生产工人的晋升评价非常高，而文书工作人员的晋升评价排在名单的后三分之一。 [2]
