連接詞:而、然而、卻
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. 口語常用詞,語氣較強,泛指與前述情況相反
- while 然而、但是 conj. 表對比,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)
- yet 然而、儘管 conj. 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
- still 儘管…仍然 adv. 語氣強,多用於肯定句或疑問句,指儘管作出讓步,採取措施或表示反對,但情況仍然如故,無所改變。請注意,這不是連接詞
- however 然而 adv. 然而:表示與前面陳述的不同或例外,用於介紹新想法或更強烈地強調不同。請注意,這不是連接詞
- nevertheless不過、仍然、儘管如此 adv. 指儘管作出完全讓步,也不會發生任何影響。請注意,這不是連接詞