"什么意思"的英语表达

英语翻译指南

"什么意思"英语表达

/wʌt duː juː miːn/
日常用语 疑问表达

基本释义:询问对方话语含义的常用表达

使用场景:日常对话、学习交流、工作沟通

📚 核心表达方式

What do you mean?

最常用的直接询问方式

What do you mean by that?
你这话是什么意思
口语常用

What's the meaning?

询问具体含义

What's the meaning of this word?
这个词是什么意思
学习场景

What does it mean?

询问事物含义

What does it mean when the light turns red?
灯变红是什么意思
通用表达

根据语境选择合适表达:日常对话多用"What do you mean",学习场景常用"What's the meaning",询问事物含义用"What does it mean"。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

What do you mean you can't come?

What's the meaning behind this symbol?

What does this sign mean?

中文翻译

你说不能来是什么意思

这个符号背后的含义是什么

这个标志是什么意思

🔊 发音指南

What do you mean
/wʌt duː juː miːn/

沃特-度-优-敏

What's the meaning
/wʌts ðə ˈmiːnɪŋ/

沃茨-则-敏宁

发音要点:

常见发音错误

  • 将"what"读成"water"去掉"er"
  • "meaning"读成"mining"
  • 忽略"do you"的连读

🎯 常见搭配

礼貌询问

委婉表达疑问

Could you explain what you mean?
您能解释一下您的意思吗?
正式场合

具体询问

针对特定内容

What does this paragraph mean?
这一段是什么意思
学习场景

强调询问

表达强烈疑问

What on earth do you mean?
你到底是什么意思
情绪表达

语法注意

基本结构: What + 助动词 + 主语 + mean?
变体: What's the meaning of + 名词?

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆:

How to say什么意思? (中式英语)

正确:How do you say this in English?

What mean is this? (语法错误)

正确:What does this mean?

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. 你刚才说的话是什么意思
2. 这个手势在你们文化中代表什么
3. 我不明白你的意思

1. What do you mean by what you just said?

2. What does this gesture mean in your culture?

3. I don't understand what you mean.

发音练习

跟读以下句子:

What do you mean by that? [wʌt duː juː miːn]
What's the meaning of life? [wʌts ðə ˈmiːnɪŋ]
What does this symbol mean? [wʌt dʌz ðɪs ˈsɪmbəl miːn]

改错练习

找出并改正错误:

1. How to say什么意思in English?
2. What meaning this word?
3. What you mean is unclear.

1. How do you say this in English?

2. What does this word mean?

3. What you mean is unclear. → What you said is unclear.