whose

possessive case of which or who: Whose comb is this?
Not to be confused with:who's – who is: Who’s going with you?

whose

W0144500 (ho͞oz)adj.1. The possessive form of who.2. The possessive form of which.

[Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: The use of whose to refer to inanimate antecedents (as in We could see a building whose roof was painted gold) has been criticized by usage commentators since the 1700s. The tradition holds that whose should function only as the possessive of who, and be limited in reference to persons. Nonetheless, whose has been used to refer to inanimate things since the 1300s, and it appears in the works of many illustrious writers, including Shakespeare, Milton, and Wordsworth. This use of whose undoubtedly serves a useful purpose, since which and that do not have possessive forms, and the substitute phrase of which is often cumbersome. Thus, the sentence He pointed to a grove of trees whose trunks were coated with ice is made somewhat stilted by the avoidance of whose: He pointed to a grove of trees, the trunks of which were coated with ice. As sentences become more complicated, the use of of which can be especially clumsy. But the notion of whose properly being a form of who (and not which) has considerable bearing on attitudes about the word. In our 2002 survey, only 44 percent of the Usage Panel approved of an example in which whose refers to a river: The EPA has decided to dredge the river, whose bottom has been polluted for years. The association of whose with people undoubtedly influenced the Panel's response to an example that is syntactically similar to the previous one, in which the antecedent is a book, but the subject of the whose clause is a person. Some 63 percent of the Panel accepted the sentence The book, whose narrator speaks in the first person, is a mock autobiography. Note that this still leaves almost 40 percent of the Panel in disapproval. Because the alternative phrasing to whose can be so awkward, there is often no easy solution to this problem except to recast the sentence to avoid whose altogether. See Usage Notes at else, which, who.

whose

(huːz) determiner1. a. of whom? belonging to whom? used in direct and indirect questions: I told him whose fault it was; whose car is this?. b. (as pronoun): whose is that?. 2. of whom; belonging to whom; of which; belonging to which: used as a relative pronoun: a house whose windows are broken. [Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who and hwæt what]

whose

(huz)

pron. 1. the possessive case of who used as an adjective: someone whose faith is strong. 2. the possessive case of which used as an adjective: a word whose meaning escapes me; a cat whose fur is white. 3. the one or ones belonging to what person or persons: Whose umbrella is that? [before 900; Middle English whos, early Middle English hwās, alter. of hwas, Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who] usage: Sometimes the phrase of which is used as the possessive of which:Chicago is a city of which the attractions are many or Chicago is a city the attractions of which are many. The use of this phrase can often seem awkward or pretentious, whereas whose sounds more idiomatic: Chicago is a city whose attractions are many.

whose

1. used in relative clauses

You use a noun phrase containing whose /huːz/ at the beginning of a relative clause to show who or what something belongs to or is connected with. Whose is used in both defining and non-defining clauses.

A noun phrase containing whose can be the subject or object of a verb, or the object of a preposition.

It is a story whose purpose is to entertain.This was one of the students whose work I had seen.

When whose is the object of a preposition, the preposition can come at the beginning or end of the clause.

You should consider the people in whose home you are staying.It was an article whose subject I have never heard of.2. used in questions

You use whose in questions when you are asking who something belongs to or is connected with. Whose can be a determiner or a pronoun.

Whose fault is it?Whose is this?3. used in reported clauses

Whose is also used in reported clauses.

It would be interesting to know whose idea it was.Do you know whose fault it is?

Be Careful!
Don't confuse whose with who's, which is also pronounced /huːz/. When you write down what someone says, you can write 'who is' or 'who has' as who's. Don't write them as 'whose'.

'Edward drove me here.' 'Who's Edward?'Who's left these boots here?

Translations

谁的

whose

(huːz) adjective, pronoun belonging to which person(?). Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are.谁的 relative adjective, relative pronoun of whom or which (the). Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is?谁的

whose

→ 谁的zhCN

whose

you and whose army

A childish response to a threat, implying that an adversary is not powerful enough to carry out the threat alone (hence the need for an "army"). A: "If you don't leave, I'll make you get off this playground!" B: "Oh yeah? You and whose army?"See also: and, army, whose

who's who

1. The specific, individual people in a pair or group. I have a large number of people working for me, but I still try my best to remember who's who. Because of their uniforms and helmets, I can never tell who's who when I'm watching our kids play football.2. A gathering of the most famous, important, or influential individuals in a larger group, field, or profession. The gala event is shaping up to be a who's who of the film industry. The expedition—the single most expensive ever commissioned—will feature a who's who of renowned scientists and researchers.See also: who

who's who

The outstanding or best-known individuals of a group, as in Tonight's concert features a veritable who's who of musicians. This expression comes from the name of a famous reference work, Who's Who, first published in 1849, which contains biographical sketches of famous individuals and is regularly updated. Its name in turn was based on who is who, that is, the identity of each of a number of persons, a phrase dating from the late 1300s. [Early 1900s] See also: who

you and whose army?

INFORMALPeople say you and whose army? to tell someone who has threatened them that they will not be able to do what they have threatened because they are not strong enough. `I'll make you sorry.' — `Oh yeah? You and whose army?'See also: and, whose

you and whose army?

used to express disbelief in someone's ability to carry out a threat. informalSee also: and, whose

who’s ˈwho

people’s names, jobs, status, etc: You’ll soon find out who’s who in the office.See also: who

单词	whose
释义	whose whose possessive case of which or who: Whose comb is this? Not to be confused with:who's – who is: Who’s going with you? whose W0144500 (ho͞oz)adj.1. The possessive form of who.2. The possessive form of which. [Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]*Usage Note:* The use of whose to refer to inanimate antecedents (as in We could see a building whose roof was painted gold) has been criticized by usage commentators since the 1700s. The tradition holds that whose should function only as the possessive of who, and be limited in reference to persons. Nonetheless, whose has been used to refer to inanimate things since the 1300s, and it appears in the works of many illustrious writers, including Shakespeare, Milton, and Wordsworth. This use of whose undoubtedly serves a useful purpose, since which and that do not have possessive forms, and the substitute phrase of which is often cumbersome. Thus, the sentence He pointed to a grove of trees whose trunks were coated with ice is made somewhat stilted by the avoidance of whose: He pointed to a grove of trees, the trunks of which were coated with ice. As sentences become more complicated, the use of of which can be especially clumsy. But the notion of whose properly being a form of who (and not which) has considerable bearing on attitudes about the word. In our 2002 survey, only 44 percent of the Usage Panel approved of an example in which whose refers to a river: The EPA has decided to dredge the river, whose bottom has been polluted for years. The association of whose with people undoubtedly influenced the Panel's response to an example that is syntactically similar to the previous one, in which the antecedent is a book, but the subject of the whose clause is a person. Some 63 percent of the Panel accepted the sentence The book, whose narrator speaks in the first person, is a mock autobiography. Note that this still leaves almost 40 percent of the Panel in disapproval. Because the alternative phrasing to whose can be so awkward, there is often no easy solution to this problem except to recast the sentence to avoid whose altogether. See Usage Notes at else, which, who. whose (huːz) determiner1. a. of whom? belonging to whom? used in direct and indirect questions: I told him whose fault it was; whose car is this?. b. (as pronoun): whose is that?. 2. of whom; belonging to whom; of which; belonging to which: used as a relative pronoun: a house whose windows are broken. [Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who and hwæt what] whose (huz) pron. 1. the possessive case of who used as an adjective: someone whose faith is strong. 2. the possessive case of which used as an adjective: a word whose meaning escapes me; a cat whose fur is white. 3. the one or ones belonging to what person or persons: Whose umbrella is that? [before 900; Middle English whos, early Middle English hwās, alter. of hwas, Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā who] usage: Sometimes the phrase of which is used as the possessive of which:Chicago is a city of which the attractions are many or Chicago is a city the attractions of which are many. The use of this phrase can often seem awkward or pretentious, whereas whose sounds more idiomatic: Chicago is a city whose attractions are many. whose 1. used in relative clauses You use a noun phrase containing whose /huːz/ at the beginning of a relative clause to show who or what something belongs to or is connected with. Whose is used in both defining and non-defining clauses. A noun phrase containing whose can be the subject or object of a verb, or the object of a preposition. It is a story whose purpose is to entertain.This was one of the students whose work I had seen. When whose is the object of a preposition, the preposition can come at the beginning or end of the clause. You should consider the people in whose home you are staying.It was an article whose subject I have never heard of.2. used in questions You use whose in questions when you are asking who something belongs to or is connected with. Whose can be a determiner or a pronoun. Whose fault is it?Whose is this?3. used in reported clauses Whose is also used in reported clauses. It would be interesting to know whose idea it was.Do you know whose fault it is? Be Careful! Don't confuse whose with who's, which is also pronounced /huːz/. When you write down what someone says, you can write 'who is' or 'who has' as who's. Don't write them as 'whose'. 'Edward drove me here.' 'Who's Edward?'Who's left these boots here? Translations 谁的 whose (huːz) adjective, pronoun belonging to which person(?). Whose is this jacket?; Whose (jacket) is this?; Whose car did you come back in?; In whose house did this incident happen?; Tell me whose (pens) these are. 誰的谁的 relative adjective, relative pronoun of whom or which (the). Show me the boy whose father is a policeman; What is the name of the man whose this book is? 誰的谁的 whose → 谁的zhCN whose you and whose army A childish response to a threat, implying that an adversary is not powerful enough to carry out the threat alone (hence the need for an "army"). A: "If you don't leave, I'll make you get off this playground!" B: "Oh yeah? You and whose army?"See also: and, army, whose who's who 1. The specific, individual people in a pair or group. I have a large number of people working for me, but I still try my best to remember who's who. Because of their uniforms and helmets, I can never tell who's who when I'm watching our kids play football.2. A gathering of the most famous, important, or influential individuals in a larger group, field, or profession. The gala event is shaping up to be a who's who of the film industry. The expedition—the single most expensive ever commissioned—will feature a who's who of renowned scientists and researchers.See also: who who's who The outstanding or best-known individuals of a group, as in Tonight's concert features a veritable who's who of musicians. This expression comes from the name of a famous reference work, Who's Who, first published in 1849, which contains biographical sketches of famous individuals and is regularly updated. Its name in turn was based on who is who, that is, the identity of each of a number of persons, a phrase dating from the late 1300s. [Early 1900s] See also: who you and whose army? INFORMALPeople say you and whose army? to tell someone who has threatened them that they will not be able to do what they have threatened because they are not strong enough. `I'll make you sorry.' — `Oh yeah? You and whose army?'See also: and, whose you and whose army? used to express disbelief in someone's ability to carry out a threat. informalSee also: and, whose who’s ˈwho people’s names, jobs, status, etc: You’ll soon find out who’s who in the office.See also: who
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