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

单词	whereas
释义	whereas I. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷\| ̷ ̷\ conjunction Etymology: Middle English where as, from where (I) + as 1. archaic : where < home she came, whereas her mother blind sat in eternal night — Edmund Spenser > 2. : considering that : in view of the fact that : since — usually used to introduce a preamble (as to a law or contract) that is the basis of a following declaration, affirmation, command, or request 3. a. : when in fact : while on the contrary : the case being in truth that — used to introduce a statement in opposition or contrast to a preceding or sometimes following statement < was spending practically all of his time on the inside dealing with things, whereas his yearnings were to deal more with people — W.J.Reilly > b. : although < seeing I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord, whereas I am dust and ashes — Gen 18:27 (NCE) > < whereas it is quite dangerous to draw conclusions … one cannot avoid being struck with some gross changes — Abram Kardiner > c. : at the same time that : while < its isolation favored the development of a unified and distinctive culture, whereas its nearness to the European continent was a guarantee against a too sharp differentiation from western civilization — Kemp Malone > II. noun (-es) 1. : an introductory statement of a formal or legal document : preamble < learned his way through whereases at … law school — Roland Gelatt > 2. : a conditional or qualifying statement < dilutes it with various discreet whereases — H.L.Mencken >
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