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		Definition of whereas in English: whereasconjunction wɛːrˈazˌ(h)wɛrˈæz 1In contrast or comparison with the fact that. 而,却;反之  you treat the matter lightly, whereas I myself was never more serious 你把此事看得很轻,而我自己却过于认真。 Example sentencesExamples -  Cooking for me is like putting on a show - I like to improvise, whereas Nicky is much more precise.
 -  She's the one who is moving on whereas her parents are stuck with the story, are stuck in the past.
 -  The port was well fortified and defended, whereas the Vendéans had no siege train.
 -  He lived through his era, whereas so many of his friends died in racing accidents.
 -  To the north, the second lava unit is by far the thickest, whereas the older unit is only 2 m thick.
 -  The Arctic is an ocean basin with peripheral continents, whereas the Antarctic is continental.
 -  Berti wants as many of them as possible, whereas I deliberately minimised them.
 -  We can make this in minutes; whereas previously it would take hours to make this part.
 -  Her car had been found on the Yorkshire moors, whereas she'd reappeared about fifty miles from there.
 -  It is possible for the non-bidding team to win the game if they reach the target whereas the bidders are still below it.
 -  It was based on polar coordinates whereas earlier instruments were based on cartesian coordinates.
 -  Someone in prison is still able to contribute something to society whereas someone executed cannot.
 -  We have natural light whereas working underground we had artificial light.
 -  A nonalignable difference is that a bus has a schedule whereas a bicycle does not.
 -  A dark room will trigger less light, whereas a bright room will drive more light output.
 -  The supernatant was kept in stock whereas the residue was sequentially extracted three times.
 -  Now that's brave, whereas sitting here with cancer, typing a magazine article, is not.
 -  Nanjing has also in the past been the capital of China, whereas now Beijing has that role.
 -  This measure of right and left has not changed in hundreds of years, whereas specific policies have.
 -  At the beginning of this debate Stephen said that he thinks that he is a positivist, whereas I am a Platonist.
 
 - 1.1 (especially in legal preambles) taking into consideration the fact that.
(尤用在法律文献中)鉴于 Example sentencesExamples -  The restoration procedure is discretionary, whereas the challenge to the forfeiture is not.
 -  Negligence depends on a breach of duty, whereas contributory negligence does not.
 -  The desks have damaged the walls, whereas a more appropriate choice could have prevented such damage.
 -  Thus Mr Smith is now the respondent to this appeal, whereas Mr Clark was the claimant below.
 
  
 
 RhymesAbkhaz, as, Baz, has, jazz, pizzazz, razz    Definition of whereas in US English: whereasconjunctionˌ(h)werˈazˌ(h)wɛrˈæz 1In contrast or comparison with the fact that. 而,却;反之  you treat the matter lightly, whereas I myself was never more serious 你把此事看得很轻,而我自己却过于认真。 Example sentencesExamples -  Her car had been found on the Yorkshire moors, whereas she'd reappeared about fifty miles from there.
 -  We have natural light whereas working underground we had artificial light.
 -  A nonalignable difference is that a bus has a schedule whereas a bicycle does not.
 -  The port was well fortified and defended, whereas the Vendéans had no siege train.
 -  At the beginning of this debate Stephen said that he thinks that he is a positivist, whereas I am a Platonist.
 -  Someone in prison is still able to contribute something to society whereas someone executed cannot.
 -  This measure of right and left has not changed in hundreds of years, whereas specific policies have.
 -  Cooking for me is like putting on a show - I like to improvise, whereas Nicky is much more precise.
 -  The Arctic is an ocean basin with peripheral continents, whereas the Antarctic is continental.
 -  The supernatant was kept in stock whereas the residue was sequentially extracted three times.
 -  He lived through his era, whereas so many of his friends died in racing accidents.
 -  Nanjing has also in the past been the capital of China, whereas now Beijing has that role.
 -  Berti wants as many of them as possible, whereas I deliberately minimised them.
 -  It was based on polar coordinates whereas earlier instruments were based on cartesian coordinates.
 -  We can make this in minutes; whereas previously it would take hours to make this part.
 -  It is possible for the non-bidding team to win the game if they reach the target whereas the bidders are still below it.
 -  A dark room will trigger less light, whereas a bright room will drive more light output.
 -  Now that's brave, whereas sitting here with cancer, typing a magazine article, is not.
 -  She's the one who is moving on whereas her parents are stuck with the story, are stuck in the past.
 -  To the north, the second lava unit is by far the thickest, whereas the older unit is only 2 m thick.
 
 - 1.1 (especially in legal preambles) taking into consideration the fact that.
(尤用在法律文献中)鉴于 Example sentencesExamples -  The restoration procedure is discretionary, whereas the challenge to the forfeiture is not.
 -  The desks have damaged the walls, whereas a more appropriate choice could have prevented such damage.
 -  Negligence depends on a breach of duty, whereas contributory negligence does not.
 -  Thus Mr Smith is now the respondent to this appeal, whereas Mr Clark was the claimant below.
 
  
 
 OriginLate Middle English: from where + as.     |