| 词组 | why |
| 释义 | why ◊ used in questions You use why when you are asking a question about the reason for something. 'I had to say no.' ---'Why?' Why did you do it, Martin? ◊ used when no answer is expected You sometimes use why in questions without expecting an answer. For example, you can make a suggestion by asking a question beginning with 'Why don't'. Why don't we all go? Why don't you write to her yourself? You can emphasize that there is no reason for something to be done by asking a question beginning with 'Why should'. Why should I be angry with you? 'Will you come?' ---'No, why should I?' You can emphasize that there is no reason why something should not be done by asking a question beginning with 'Why shouldn't'. Why shouldn't he go to college? You can suggest that an action is pointless by using why followed by an infinitive without 'to'. Why ring the police? It wouldn't do any good. ◊ used in reported clauses Why is often used in reported clauses. I knew why Solly had been killed. He wondered why she had come. Trevor Aldridge, an expert in housing law, told me why the clause was there. Why can be used on its own instead of a reported clause, if it is clear what you mean. For example, instead of saying 'She doesn't like him. I don't know why she doesn't like him', you can say 'She doesn't like him, I don't know why'. They won't call me David -- I don't know why. He's certainly cheerful, though I can't think why. ◊ used in relative clauses Why is used in defining relative clauses after the word 'reason'. That is a major reason why they were such poor countries. There are several good reasons why I have a freezer. When you use 'the' in front of 'reason', you can use 'that' instead of why in the defining clause, or you can use no pronoun at all. For example, instead of saying 'the reason why I came', you can say 'the reason that I came' or 'the reason I came'. ...the reason that non-violence is considered to be a virtue. That's the reason I'm checking it now. |
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