"whom" in Chinese (Traditional)
誰誰(受格,正式用法)
Definition
'Whom' 是 'who' 的受格形式。它指動作的承受者,或用在介詞後面,現在主要出現在較正式的英語中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
在現代英語裡,'whom' 很正式。日常口語中,很多人會用 'who' 代替它,尤其是在問句開頭。'Whom' 在正式寫作中仍常見於介詞後,如 'to whom'、'for whom'。一個實用判斷方法是:如果回答會用 'him/her/them',那麼用 'whom' 在語法上更正確。
Examples
The man whom I saw was my teacher.
我看見的那個人**是我見到的那位**老師。
To whom did you give the book?
你把書給了**誰**?
She is the person whom we called.
她就是我們打電話找的**那個人**。
Whom should I contact about this problem?
這件事我應該聯絡**誰**?
There was only one person whom I could trust.
我只能信任**一個人**。
The candidate, whom everyone expected to win, lost the election.
那位候選人,**大家原以為他會**獲勝,結果卻落選了。