whilst

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conj. 当...的时候, 和...同时, 虽然, 只要, 然而, 而, 尽管

发音

US /waɪlst/
UK /waɪlst/
/ʍaɪlst/
UK /wɪlst/
US /wɪlst/
其它 /wɪlst/

别名

whilest whylst whylest

释义与例句

adv.
  1. 1.

    Often preceded by the: During the time; meanwhile.

conj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Synonym of while.

    During the whole, or until the end, of the time that; as long as, at the same time.

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    Drivers must switch off engines whilst on stand.

  2. 2.

    Synonym of while.

    Within, or before the end, of the time that.

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  3. 3.

    Synonym of while.

    Although; in contrast; whereas.

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  4. 4.

    Synonym of while.

    Besides; in addition.

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  5. 5.

    Synonym of while.

    Only if; provided that; as long as; so long as.

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相关短语

fiddle while Rome burns

词源

From Late Middle English whilst, whilest, qwhilste (Northern England), quilest (Northwest Midlands) [and other forms], from whiles (“during the time that, while; only so long as; provided that; because, since; until”) + -t (excrescent suffix, perhaps due to a combination of -(e)s and the following word the, or influenced by the superlative suffix -est). Whiles is derived from whiles (“period of time, a while”, noun) (probably from the second element of adverbs and conjunctions like otherwhiles and somewhiles), from while (“period of time, a while”, noun) + -s (suffix forming adverbs of manner, space, and time); and while is from Old English hwīl (“period of time, a while”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of time, a while; period of rest, break, pause”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”). The English word can be analysed as whiles + -t (excrescent suffix appended to words suffixed with -s). cognates * West Frisian wylst (“whilst”)

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