whether
conj. (表示選擇或懷疑)是否; 無論,不管
You use whether when you are talking about a choice or doubt between two or more alternatives.
To this day, it's unclear whether he shot himself or was murdered...
至今尚不清楚他究竟是飲彈自殺還是被謀殺。
Whether it turns out to be a good idea or a bad idea, we'll find out...
它到底是個好主意還是壞主意我們很快會見分曉。
You use whether to say that something is true in any of the circumstances that you mention.
This happens whether the children are in two-parent or one-parent families...
不管孩子是生活在雙親還是單親家庭,這種情況都會發生。
Whether they say it aloud or not, most men expect their wives to be faithful.
大多數男人還是希望他們的妻子對自己忠誠,不管他們有沒有將這一想法大聲說出來。
if, whether
這兩個連線詞均含"是否"之意。
whether or no
不管任何情形
The key issue was whether the four defendants acted dishonestly.
關鍵問題是4名被告是否存在欺詐行為。
It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.
這不是會不會有人注意到的問題。
Whether such properties are a good deal will depend on individual situations.
這樣的地產是否可獲得大筆收益還要視具體情形而定。
It remains to be seen whether her parliamentary colleagues will agree.
她的國會同僚是否同意,現在還無從知曉。
It was touch and go whether we'd go bankrupt.
我們是否會破產還很難說。