whereas

英 [ˌweərˈæz]

美 [ˌwerˈæz]

conj.  (用以比较或对比两个事实)然而，但是，尽管; (用于正式文件中句子的开头)鉴于
n.  “鉴于…”：正式文件的介绍性陈述; 开场白; 条件性陈述

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1524 / COCA.2731

牛津词典

conj.

• （用以比较或对比两个事实）然而，但是，尽管
  used to compare or contrast two facts
  1. Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.
     有一些研究结果令人满意，然而其他的则不然。
• （用于正式文件中句子的开头）鉴于
  used at the beginning of a sentence in an official document to mean ‘because of the fact that…’

柯林斯词典

• CONJ-SUBORD (表示对比)但是，然而
  You usewhereasto introduce a comment which contrasts with what is said in the main clause.
  1. Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living...
     养老金与通货膨胀挂钩，然而它们其实应该和生活费用挂钩。
  2. Whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.
     1981年到1986年间适龄工作人口增长了100万，而现如今该人口数却几乎没有增长。

双语例句

• The former is seen to be white and male dominated, whereas society is not.
  企业被白人和男性所统治，而社会不是。
• You have control over that whereas you may not have control over the trolley car.
  你可以控制推还是不推，而你不能控制失控的电车。
• He had never done anything for them, whereas they had done everything for him.
  他从未为他们做过任何事，反之他们却为他做了所有事。
• Agricultural growth reduces the proportion of underweight children, whereas non-agricultural growth does not.
  农业增长确实减少了体重偏轻的儿童比例，而在这一点上非农业增长无法做到。
• Retailers have a potentially high interest in the infrastructure whereas suppliers might not be as convinced.
  零售商对于这种基础建设可能比较有兴趣，供应商却未必对它信服。
• Whereas a dog's constant pleas for attention become, sometimes, a bit too much.
  而狗不断寻求人们和注意，有时太过分了。
• I hate, whereas you merely dislike, him.
  你不过不喜欢他，我却恨他。
• Whereas hugging shows closeness, shaking hands means there is a little more formality in the relationship.
  拥抱表示亲密，而握手意味着两人关系中更多了一些拘谨与礼节。
• 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。
• Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living
  养老金与通货膨胀挂钩，然而它们其实应该和生活费用挂钩。