why的中文是什么

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why
/ hwai /

◙ interrogative adverb
1. for what reason or purpose
• 为什么
»why did he do it?
  他为什么做这件事？
  [withnegative] used to make or agree to a suggestion
• 为什么（表示建议或同意建议）
»why don't I give you a lift?
  我何不让你搭个便车？
◙ relative adverb
1. (with reference to a reason) on account of which; for which
• 为什么；所以
» the reason why flu jabs need repeating every year is that the virus changes.
  需要每年打流感预防针的原因是因为病毒会变异。
  the reason for which
• 为什么
»each has faced similar hardships, and perhaps that is why they are friends.
  每个人都曾碰到相似的困难，这也许就是他们成为朋友的原因。
◙ exclamation
1. expressing surprise or indignation
• 唷；哎呀；嗨（表示惊讶、愤怒等）
»Why, that's absurd!.
  唷，真是荒谬！。
2. used to add emphasis to a response
• 呃（表示强调）
»‘You think so?’ ‘Why, yes.’.
  “你真的这么想的？”“呃，是的。” 。
◙ (pl. whys)
1. a reason or explanation
• 原因；理由
»the whys and wherefores of these procedures need to be explained to students.
  要办这些手续的缘由都必须一一解释给学生听。

【IDIOMS】

◘ why so?
1. for what reason or purpose?
• 为什么这样？

【语源】

1. Old English hwī, hwȳ 'by what cause', instrumental case of hwæt 'what', of Germanic origin