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问题: what for?

1.“waht for?”省略了什么?可以用“For what吗?

2.what for? 是中国式英语吗?

解答:

1.【spoken】what (...) for?
a) used to ask why someone does something:
'She's decided to work part-time.' 'What for?'
What did you do that for?
b) used to ask what purpose or use something has:
What's this gadget for?

以上述例子为例:分别省略了括号内的:
What 【did you do that】 for?---【you did that】 for what.
What 【is this gadget】 for?---【this gadget is】 for what.
英语词典接受了'What for’但未收录'For what ’。
For what 不能代替What for,前者是疑问句主干省略的产物,而后者是陈述句主干省略后的非正式的口语。
2.what for? 不是中国式英语吗?

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