/ˌweərˈæz ||; hwɛrˈæz/conj used for showing a fact that is different (用于带出不同的事实)然而:
He eats meat, whereas she's a vegetarian.他吃肉,而她吃素。 [SYN] while 同义词为while
whereas/wɛrˋæz; weərˈæz/linking word , formal used to say that one person, thing, or situation is different from another【正式】然而﹐但是〔用于比较两个人﹑东西﹑情况等的不同〕: Nowadays the journey takes six hours, whereas then it took several weeks. 现在行程为六小时,然而在当时需要花上好几个星期。