English Dictionary

wh-question

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdʌbl̩juː eɪtʃ ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/

名詞

(chiefly linguistics) A question that is introduced by a wh-word (what, where, why, etc.) and cannot be answered by yes or no.

日本語の意味

（主に言語学用語）wh語（what, where, whyなど）で始まる疑問文。つまり、はい・いいえでは答えられない、具体的な情報を求める疑問文を指す。

In our syntax class, the professor asked us to analyze a difficult wh-question drawn from a corpus.

統語論の授業で、教授はコーパスから取った難しいwh語で始まる疑問文を分析するように私たちに求めた。

意味（1）

(chiefly linguistics) A question that is introduced by a wh-word (what, where, why, etc.) and cannot be answered by yes or no.

In general each kind of Wh question calls for an answer which is an instance of a particular major sentence constituent.

wh-questions （ plural ）