whether 和 if 作“是否”解,有时可以换用,有时不能换用。
时间2021.03.10
创作:欧阳治
一. 以下9种情况下只用whether 不用if:
1.所引导的从句作介词宾语时,只用whether
Eg: I worry about whether I hurt her feelings.
2.引导宾语从句,从句置于句首表示强调时,只用whether.
eg:Whether this is true(or not),I can’t tell.
3.和动词不定式连用时,用whether,不用if。
Eg:  I don’t know whether to see my doctor today.
4.直接与or not连用时,用whether,不用if。例如:
Eg: Can you tell me whether or not the train has left?
5.引导主语从句时,从句位于句首用whether,不用if。
Eg: Whether she likes the presentis not clear to me. 她是否喜欢那件礼物我不清楚。
6.引导表语从句时,用whether, 不用if。例如:
His first question was whether Holmes had arrived yet. 它的第一个问题是福尔摩斯是否已经到了。
7.引导让步状语从句,作“不管”解时,用whether,不用if。eg:Whether you like it or not, you’ll have to do it. 不管你愿不愿意,你都得做这件事。
8.如果句中已有if引导的状语从句,最好用whether,以避免重复if。或在容易造成歧义的情况下,如表达“是否”的意思时,最好用whether。例如:
He asked me whether, if I had time, I’d go with him. 他问我,如果我有时间的话,是否和他一起去。
9.在discuss后面只能跟whether引导的宾语从句。
Eg: We discussed whether we should close the shop.
二.慎用whether:
1.宾语从句如果是否定句,一般用if,因为whether引导的宾语从句通常是肯定的。例如:
I don’t care if she doesn’t come.
We discussed whether we should close the shop.
2. 注:doubt用于肯定句时,可用whether 或if 引导的宾语从句,在否定句或疑问句中则跟 that 引导的宾语从句。例如:
I doubt whether/if he will come.
I don’t doubt that you are honest.Can you doubt that he will come?
时间2021.03.10
创作:欧阳治whether是什么意思