English Dictionary

what

IPA（発音記号）

/ʍʌt/

間投詞

イギリス英語 略語 別表記 短縮語 口語 古風

An expression of surprise or disbelief. / What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.

日本語の意味

驚きや不信を表す感嘆詞として用いられる / 相手が何を望んでいるのかを、時に唐突かつ不親切な印象で尋ねる問いかけとしての表現

what! Are you actually suggesting I give up my scholarship without even discussing it?

まさか！話し合いもせずに私が奨学金を諦めるべきだと本気で言っているの？

意味（1）

An expression of surprise or disbelief.

What, have his daughters brought him to this pass?

意味（2）

What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.

What? I'm busy.

意味（3）

(Britain, colloquial, dated) Clipping of what do you say? Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.

“That’s riled them,” said my compaion. “Good work, what?”

意味（4）

What did you say? I beg your pardon?

— Could I have some of those aarrrrrr mmmm ... — What?

意味（5）

Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.

I must have been, what, about five years old.