一、详细释义:


conj.

然而;反之


例句:

Some people like coffee, whereas others like tea.

有人喜欢咖啡,然而也有人喜欢茶。


例句:

Whereas we want a flat they would rather live in a house.

我们想住公寓房,而他们却想住一所房子。


鉴于


例句:

Whereas the peoples of the colonies have been grieved and burdened with taxes, we decided to cut taxes.

鉴于各殖民地民众备受重税负担之苦,我们决定减税。


例句:

Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises.

鉴于上学有一定的预见性,教育却往往能带来意外的发现。


二、词义辨析:


but,however,still,yet,nevertheless,while,whereas

这些连词或副词均含“但是,可是,然而,而”之意。 but口语常用词,语气较强,泛指与前述情况相反。 however表转折关系,语气稍弱于but,连接性也弱一些,因而常作插入语。 still语气强,多用于肯定句或疑问句。指尽管作出让步,采取措施或表示反对,但情况仍然如故,无所改变。 yet常用于否定句,语气比still稍强。指不管作出多大努力或让步,仍达不到预期的结果。 nevertheless指尽管作出完全让步,也不会发生任何影响。 while表对比,一般可与whereas换用,但程度弱一些。 whereas表对比,一般可与while互换。


三、参考例句:


Some people like coffee, whereas others like tea.

有人喜欢咖啡,然而也有人喜欢茶。


Some people like coffee,  whereas others like tea.

有人喜欢咖啡,然而也有人喜欢茶。


Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.

智者热爱真理,愚者回避真理。


Whereas, right now we only have access to this memory

然而,现在我们只能使用这个内存。


He was poor, whereas his brother was very rich.

他很贫穷,而他的弟弟却很富有。


Whereas West Germans drink wine, their Eastern cousins prefer Schnapps.

西德人喝葡萄酒,而他们东德的兄弟姐妹则喜欢喝杜松子酒。


Some people praise him, whereas others condemn him.

一些人表扬他,然而另一些人谴责他。


She has authentic charm whereas most people simply have nice manners.

她散发出真正的魅力,而大多数人只是举止优雅。


The work is easy for an expert, whereas it is difficult for an unskilled person.

这个工作对专家来说容易,对非专业人员来说困难。


Stimulants initially speed up or activate the central nervous system,whereas depressants slow it down.

兴奋剂会加速或刺激中枢神经系统的工作,相反,镇静剂则会减慢它。