whilst
翻譯
當…的時候, 然而
例句
She studied hard whilst her friends were out.
朋友們外出時，她努力學習。
Whilst I understand your point, I disagree.
雖然我理解你的觀點，但我不同意。
文法模式
whilst + [子句] 當…的時候 (正式) She studied hard whilst her friends were out.
whilst + [子句] 雖然 (正式) Whilst I understand your point, I disagree.
近義詞
同義詞: while, whereas
詞源
來自 'while' + 副詞所有格 '-s' + 一個無詞源的 '-t'。
記憶技巧
把 'whilst' 看作是 'while' 的正式、略帶老式的表親。它主要用於正式寫作，在英式英語中比美式英語更常見。