when
adverb /wen/
/wen/
) at what time; on what occasion用于问句 什么时候;何时;什么情况下;什么场合下 - When did you last see him?
你上次什么时候见到他的? - When can I see you?
我什么时候可以见你? - When (= in what circumstances) would such a solution be possible?
什么情况下可以这么解决?
- When did you last see him?
(用于时间的表达方式之后)在那时,其时 - Sunday is the only day when I can relax.
星期日是我唯一可以休息的日子。 - There are times when I wonder why I do this job.
有时候我也不明白自己为什么要干这个工作。
- Sunday is the only day when I can relax.
其时;当时;当场 - The last time I went to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful.
我上次去苏格兰是在五月份,那时的天气好极了。
- The last time I went to Scotland was in May, when the weather was beautiful.
词源Old English hwanne, hwenne; of Germanic origin; related to German wenn ‘if’, wann ‘when’.