[CONJ-SUBORD 连词](表示对比)但是，然而 You use whereas to introduce a comment which contrasts with what is said in the main clause.
Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living...
养老金与通货膨胀挂钩，然而它们其实应该和生活费用挂钩。
Whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.
1981年到1986年间适龄工作人口增长了100万，而现如今该人口数却几乎没有增长。
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where·as★AWL/ˌweərˈæz; NAmEˌwerˈæz/conjunction1★used to compare or contrast two facts （用以比较或对比两个事实）然而，但是，尽管◆Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.有一些研究结果令人满意，然而其他的则不然。☞language bank at
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2( law 律) used at the beginning of a sentence in an official document to mean ‘because of the fact that…’ （用于正式文件中句子的开头）鉴于where·as/ˌweərˈæz; NAmEˌwerˈæz/
1 formal used to say that although something is true of one thing, it is not true of another: The old system was fairly complicated whereas the new system is really very simple. Whereas the city spent over $1 billion on its museums and stadium, it failed to look after its schools.► see thesaurus at
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2law used at the beginning of an official document to mean ‘because of a particular fact’
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