whose

whose /huːz/ S2 W1 determiner , pronoun → who's

1 XXused to ask which person or people a particular thing belongs to 谁的〔用于询问物品归属〕

Whose is this?

这是谁的？

Whose keys are those?

那些钥匙是谁的？

2 XXused to show the relationship between a person or thing and something that belongs to that person or thing 他(们)的；她(们)的；它(们)的〔表示人与物之间的关系〕

That’s the man whose house has burned down.

就是那个男人的房子被烧毁了。

Solar energy is an idea whose time has come.

太阳能理念的时代来临了。

3 used to give additional information about a person or thing 〔用于对人或物的补充说明〕

Jurors, whose identities will be kept secret, will be paid $40 a day.

陪审员的身份是保密的，他们每天将得到40美元的报酬。

Origin whose

Old English hwæs, from hwa; → WHO

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