What's that mean?

雲吞

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

唔係太了解問什麼
( n9 k% [  b+ ]6 g1 N. Q) t: a抱歉

Xbfeng

The reply should be:
3 C4 K1 Q" f5 s: N% i5 d3 X/ D"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?
! n; ^8 K- g- O! KWhat's she look like?

雲吞

   淆习了

翠花

原帖由 雲吞 于 2009-3-23 13:55 发表
" ^  G: h$ I# S' y6 u- U    淆习了

% }1 N- G0 t$ G5 M) {7 c
- D" c9 x* B. L- E不好好xiao习，净整显示图片了～

yoye

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

What's
( z& X1 w+ o$ v- E8 I, P
. \, W6 K6 J6 d9 q8 J. V! O1. 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

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

学习了
8 w+ |7 p% ~, C& ?"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.

" I! J7 B% z5 a2 N6 y" N说这是英式口语的缩写，不知然否

sweetspot

either is or does.

Touareg

原帖由 yoye 于 2009-3-23 18:30 发表
$ W6 X& m) P& S. _# T  t+ ?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！
9 v, J6 B/ x1 e: y; ^  t5 d- g
what's that mean?
2 k4 N% M% s( h, Y' r, Awhat 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。
* m: C& Z2 b- x5 q: p! {. Q所以还应该是 What does that mean?

Touareg

原帖由 WHMIS 于 2009-3-23 18:40 发表
What's
8 G: O0 l+ J5 i* l) J
$ b; P( ?5 S- M) K3 y1. 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?

如果加上出处就更好了，