連接詞:然而、反之、鑑於
例句:
- John likes to stay at home, whereas his sister enjoys going out with friends.
約翰喜歡呆在家裡,而他姐姐喜歡和朋友出去玩。 - The weather was hot and humid, whereas yesterday it was cool and breezy.
今天天氣又熱又潮濕,而昨天卻很涼爽,又有微風徐徐。 - Sally loves to play with dolls, whereas her sister prefers playing with toy cars.
莎莉喜歡玩洋娃娃,而她姐姐更喜歡玩玩具車。 - Apples are sweet and juicy, whereas lemons are sour and tart.
蘋果又甜又多汁,而檸檬卻非常的酸。 - My favorite season is summer, whereas my sister likes winter best.
我最喜歡的季節是夏天,而我妹妹最喜歡冬天。 - I love going to the beach, whereas my sister hates the sand.
我喜歡去海灘,而我姐姐討厭沙子。 - Elephants are big and heavy, whereas mice are small and light.
大象又大又重,而老鼠又小又輕。 - Whereas I love dogs, my sister is afraid of them.
雖然我喜歡狗,但我姐姐卻害怕它們。
同義詞:
- but 但是 conj. 用於指出對先前語境的對比或矛盾,口語常用詞,語氣較強。
例句:I wanted to go to the concert, but I had to work.
我想去音樂會,但是我必須工作。 - while 然而、但是 conj. 用於指出兩種情況或觀點的對比,一般可與whereas換用,但程度弱一些(注意:while可以用來在表示對比,也可用來指時間,這時就不是whereas的同義詞了)。
例句:I love hiking, while my sister prefers staying at home.
我愛遠足,而我的妹妹則更喜歡待在家裡。 - yet 然而、儘管 conj. 表示儘管某事情或情況,事實仍然如此。語氣比still稍強,用於製造驚喜感或表示出乎意料的反差,常指不管作出多大努力或讓步,仍達不到預期的結果,口語常用and yet。
例句:She’s very old and yet she runs five miles every day.
她年紀很大,然而她每天仍然跑五英里。 - however 然而 adv. 請注意,however不是連接詞,而是轉換詞,用於指出後面的敘述會與前面陳述的不同(對比或矛盾)。
例句:I know it’s expensive. However, it’s the best quality we’ve got.
我知道這很貴。然而,這是我們得到的最好品質。 - on the other hand 另一方面 – 請注意,這是副詞片語,在句首當轉換詞,用來引入與前面陳述相對的新觀點或情況。
例句:He is quite good at science; on the other hand, his English needs improvement.
他的科學成績相當好;另一方面,他的英語需要改進。