英:[huːm]
美:[huːm]
英:[huːm]
美:[huːm]
pronoun
—used as an interrogative or relative —used as object of a verb or a preceding preposition or less frequently as the object of a following prepositionthe man whom you wrote to though now often considered stilted especially as an interrogative and especially in oral use —occasionally used as predicate nominative with a copulative verb or as subject of a verb especially in the vicinity of a preposition or a verb of which it might mistakenly be considered the objectwhom say ye that I am—Matthew 16:15 (King James Version)people … whom you never thought would sympathize—Shea Murphy
to know for whom the bell tolls—John Donne
who 的宾格,古英语 hwam(原始日耳曼语 *hwam), hwa 的与格形式(来自 PIE 词根 *kwo-, 关系代词和疑问代词的词干)。从公元1300年开始,不正确地使用 who 代替 whom 已经被证实。
The clerk snapped at Degarmo's back like a terrier.
"One moment, please. Whom did you wish to see?"
Degarmo spun on his heel and looked at me wonderingly. "Did he say 'whom'?"
"Yeah, but don't hit him," I said. "There is such a word."
Degarmo licked his lips. "I knew there was," he said. "I often wondered where they kept it."
[Raymond Chandler, "The Lady in the Lake," 1943.]
文员像小猎犬一样朝德加莫的背后咬了一口。
“请稍等,您想见谁?”
德加莫转身看着我,惊讶地说:“他说‘whom’?”
“是的,但不要打他,”我说,“这个词是存在的。”
德加莫舔了舔嘴唇。“我知道有这个词,”他说,“我经常想知道他们把它放在哪里。”
[雷蒙德·钱德勒,《湖中女士》,1943年。]
Middle English, from Old English hwām, dative of hwā who
The first known use of whom was before the 12th century
whoppingadjective
extremely largealso: incredible a whopping success
got a whopping increase in his allowance
whoppernoun
something unusually large
a monstrous lie
whoosh1 of 2noun
a swift or explosive rushalso: the sound created by such a rush
whoosh2 of 2verb
to pass or move along with a whoosh
cars whooshing along the highway
whoops
whoop1 of 2verb
to shout or call loudly and energetically especially in enthusiasm or enjoyment
the children whooped with joy
to make the sound that follows an attack of coughing in whooping cough
whoop2 of 2noun
a whooping sound
a loud booming cry of a bird (as an owl or crane)
whoopeeinterjection
—used to express delight or high spirits
whoop1 of 2verb
to shout or call loudly and energetically especially in enthusiasm or enjoyment
the children whooped with joy
to make the sound that follows an attack of coughing in whooping cough
whoop2 of 2noun
a whooping sound
a loud booming cry of a bird (as an owl or crane)
whomsoeverpronoun
whomeverpronoun
whompronoun
1 This was the man whom other trainers love to carp about.
这就是老被其他教练挑毛病的那个人。
2 Whom shall I ask?
我该问谁呢?
3 Because he doesn't know whom to talk with.
因为他不知道该和谁说话。
4 One writer in whom I had taken an interest was Immanuel Velikovsky.
我感兴趣的其中一位作家是伊曼纽尔·韦利科夫斯基。
5 To whom does that little dirty hole belong?
那个脏兮兮的小窝是谁的?
6 To whom should I address the letter?
这封信我该写给谁呢?
7 One writer in whom I had taken an interest was Immanuel Velikovsky.
一位令我产生兴趣的作家是伊曼纽尔·韦利科夫斯基。
8 There were officials to whom he could relate the whole story.
有一些官员会听他讲述整个故事。
9 Soldiers took away four people one of whom was later released.
士兵们抓走4个人,其中1个随后被放了回来。
10 His wife and daughter whom he had come..to spend Easter with.
11 'Whom the gods love die young' was said of yore.
12 "I want to send a telegram." — "Fine, to whom?"
“我想发份电报。”——“好的,发给谁?”
13 For whom is the birthday party held?
生日聚会是为谁举行的?
14 My father didn't mind whom I married, so long as I could stand on my own two feet and wasn't dependent on my husband.
我父亲并不介意我跟谁结婚,只要我能够自立、不靠丈夫就行。
15 Whom did Jack ask for help?
杰克向谁求助了?
16 Younger ladies to whom Cynthia sold her horses.
17 From whom did you learn that he was ill?
你从谁那儿知道他生病了?
18 He likes to know whom you've met.
他想知道你见了谁。
19 The servant, whom I believe to be a good girl.
20 Whom did they invite?
他们邀请谁了?