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Example

The committee debated the hows and WHATS of implementation carefully.

委员会认真讨论了实施中的各种怎么和什么问题。

Definition

Plural of what used metalinguistically for topics or items

  • Collective label for unspecified things, often with whys and hows

“what”的复数，元语言用法，指各种“什么”事项

  • 泛指未指明的内容，常与“为什么”“如何”等并列

Archaic or dialectal plural meaning unspecified things or stuff

  • Noun use of what in plural, equivalent to somethings

古旧或方言：不特定的事物；杂物

  • 名词化“what”的复数，意为一些东西