英语翻译指南
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
最常用的直接询问方式
询问具体含义
询问事物含义
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"。
What do you mean you can't come?
What's the meaning behind this symbol?
What does this sign mean?
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?
沃特-度-优-敏
沃茨-则-敏宁
委婉表达疑问
针对特定内容
表达强烈疑问
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?
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.
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.