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

/ Q7 ~* [4 e2 m+ g/ R" k, U6 l1 V那么这个 ’s 是不是应该是 does 呢？
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但似乎把 does 省略成 ’s 比较少见

km8831

唔係太了解問什麼
抱歉

Xbfeng

The reply should be:
3 O5 F+ j  z4 X8 w$ v& Q/ s"That means ..........."
4 c+ M4 _: g+ Z" u  p; }& u* \Then you will understand " 这个 's  应该是 does "
把 does 省略成 's 不少见:
# v- ]2 X$ g6 D3 f1 E$ [4 {/ aWhat's it like?
# h. E- ~! p7 A. UWhat's he eat?
5 C9 H4 ^7 j) c0 @( L( nWhat's she look like?

雲吞

   淆习了

翠花

原帖由 雲吞 于 2009-3-23 13:55 发表
   淆习了

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！

8 K9 R: E' S" J, [& {% f; cwhat's that mean?
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WHMIS

What's
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! u, s9 Y: v2 D. [& O9 j- I, K1. contraction of what is or what has: What's the matter? What's been done?  
( b) J2 |/ }/ B) E1 K* y, L2. 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
# ?1 r2 E8 ]! V6 v$ F"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.
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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
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！
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what's that mean?
4 p+ S) k; x- I+ Uwhat 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。
1 y/ f! T6 X, C* m" k# R+ z所以还应该是 What does that mean?

Touareg

原帖由 WHMIS 于 2009-3-23 18:40 发表
' m8 g$ m5 Q! a% C5 Q$ j! tWhat's
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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?

" w5 ~% ^  r% e: j; q如果加上出处就更好了，