英语词汇“wether”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A wether is a ram or billy goat that was castrated at a young age. Wethers can be housed with the female sheep or goats, but intact bucks and rams usually are kept separately.

Wether comes from an Old English word for – surprise!— a castrated ram. This word has been around as long as people have been talking about sheep, which is a long time. A bellwether is literally the lead wether that wears a bell, but now it’s come to refer to any leader. The word wether is rarely used unless you’re a shepherd or a farmer, for the rest of us it’s often just the wrong homophone, whether we care to admit it or not.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

weather / whether / wether

The weather outside is partly cloudy whether you like it that way or not. A wether, on the other hand, is a castrated sheep. You read that right.

Weather comes from the Old English weder, for basically, "air and sky." It used to refer to storms, but now the weather can be sunny, too. Ships that weather a storm get through it, just like people who weather something. Examples:

"Given the odd weather of late, you may be aware that we are in the midst of what could be a record-setting El Niño." (Washington Post)

"If you enter the theater of this novel, get set to weather some disorientation as soon as the lights dim." (Washington Post)

The word whether indicates a choice. You can decide whether to go to the movies. The "or not" isn't necessary because it's implied in the word whether. "Or not" can be added if it means, "regardless of whether," as in "We will play outside whether or not it snows." Here's Hamlet's famous choice:

"To be, or not to be? That is the question—
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles…"

Poor little wether. It's always jumping in for whether but wether is never a choice. It's always a sheep or a goat. The word pops up a lot, but these sentences actually get it right:

"He jumped up, and called to the shepherd— 'I say, old boy, let that bell wether of mine alone, will you?'" (Richard Cobbold)

"My shepherd's pipe can sound no deal, my wether's bell rings doleful knell." (William Henry Burr)

Weather refers to climate conditions and whether comes before a choice. As for wether, be careful. If you say "We're having great wether tonight," it might sound like you're serving castrated goat for dinner.

WORD FAMILY

wether: wethers

USAGE EXAMPLES

The odds are 100 percent that I do not give a flying flip wether or not Donald...

New York Times(Sep 26, 2016)

Britain will vote on wether to remain or leave the EU on June 23.

US News(May 22, 2016)

The letter does not identify which emails so it is unclear wether Clinton was aware she sent or received classified information.

Salon(Jul 24, 2015)

n male sheep especially a castrated one

Hypo|Hyper

bellwether

sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

sheep

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

单词	wether
释义	wether (once / 13539 pages) n A wether is a ram or billy goat that was castrated at a young age. Wethers can be housed with the female sheep or goats, but intact bucks and rams usually are kept separately. Wether comes from an Old English word for – surprise!— a castrated ram. This word has been around as long as people have been talking about sheep, which is a long time. A bellwether is literally the lead wether that wears a bell, but now it’s come to refer to any leader. The word wether is rarely used unless you’re a shepherd or a farmer, for the rest of us it’s often just the wrong homophone, whether we care to admit it or not. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS weather / whether / wether The weather outside is partly cloudy whether you like it that way or not. A wether, on the other hand, is a castrated sheep. You read that right. Weather comes from the Old English weder, for basically, "air and sky." It used to refer to storms, but now the weather can be sunny, too. Ships that weather a storm get through it, just like people who weather something. Examples: "Given the odd weather of late, you may be aware that we are in the midst of what could be a record-setting El Niño." (Washington Post) "If you enter the theater of this novel, get set to weather some disorientation as soon as the lights dim." (Washington Post) The word whether indicates a choice. You can decide whether to go to the movies. The "or not" isn't necessary because it's implied in the word whether. "Or not" can be added if it means, "regardless of whether," as in "We will play outside whether or not it snows." Here's Hamlet's famous choice: "To be, or not to be? That is the question— Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles…" Poor little wether. It's always jumping in for whether but wether is never a choice. It's always a sheep or a goat. The word pops up a lot, but these sentences actually get it right: "He jumped up, and called to the shepherd— 'I say, old boy, let that bell wether of mine alone, will you?'" (Richard Cobbold) "My shepherd's pipe can sound no deal, my wether's bell rings doleful knell." (William Henry Burr) Weather refers to climate conditions and whether comes before a choice. As for wether, be careful. If you say "We're having great wether tonight," it might sound like you're serving castrated goat for dinner. WORD FAMILY wether: wethers USAGE EXAMPLES The odds are 100 percent that I do not give a flying flip wether or not Donald... New York Times(Sep 26, 2016) Britain will vote on wether to remain or leave the EU on June 23. US News(May 22, 2016) The letter does not identify which emails so it is unclear wether Clinton was aware she sent or received classified information. Salon(Jul 24, 2015) n male sheep especially a castrated one Hypo\|Hyper bellwether sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell sheep woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
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