What's that mean?

雲吞 · 发表于 2009-3-23 07:39

我经常听别人这么说，不光是中国人，洋人也这么说

那么这个 ’s 是不是应该是 does 呢？

但似乎把 does 省略成 ’s 比较少见

km8831 · 发表于 2009-3-23 10:44

唔係太了解問什麼
抱歉

Xbfeng · 发表于 2009-3-23 12:49

The reply should be:
"That means ..........."
Then you will understand " 这个 's 应该是 does "
把 does 省略成 's 不少见:
What's it like?
What's he eat?
What's she look like?

雲吞 · 发表于 2009-3-23 12:55

淆习了

翠花 · 发表于 2009-3-23 15:57

原帖由雲吞于 2009-3-23 13:55 发表 5 }2 ^3 J; g' `& m7 ]
淆习了

不好好xiao习，净整显示图片了～

yoye · 发表于 2009-3-23 17:30

为什么是does?我怎么觉得那个该是is阿，mean可以理解成名词！如果理解成动词，does就不该缩写成那样！

what's that mean?
what does that mean?

WHMIS · 发表于 2009-3-23 17:40

What's

1. contraction of what is or what has: What's the matter? What's been done?
2. contraction of what does: What's she do for a living?

翠花 · 发表于 2009-3-23 18:35

跟同事讨论了一下，也许是what is it means to be? 把后面的to be省掉了？不过也有老外同事说就是what does的缩写。

billzhao · 发表于 2009-3-23 18:57

学习了
"What's" for "what does" is moderately common in spoken informal BrE, but not all speakers would use it. You would be more likely to hear it in a non-standard variety of British English, for instance.

说这是英式口语的缩写，不知然否

sweetspot · 发表于 2009-3-23 21:57

either is or does.

Touareg · 发表于 2009-3-25 09:32

原帖由 yoye 于 2009-3-23 18:30 发表 % k6 t: s! W/ ?1 O
为什么是does?我怎么觉得那个该是is阿，mean可以理解成名词！如果理解成动词，does就不该缩写成那样！, K8 T5 J) V+ ?# ~" s

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what does that mean?

那可不是随便理解的事。mean做名词的时候只有中值的意思，意思的名词应该是meaning。
所以还应该是 What does that mean?

Touareg · 发表于 2009-3-25 09:37

原帖由 WHMIS 于 2009-3-23 18:40 发表
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