FORM/USE: 'WHETHER OR NOT', FORMAL

EGP #1131 | C2 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use 'whether or not' to introduce conditions in formal contexts. Lexical range: N/A

是否应该允许学生在学校使用手机，这是一个有争议的问题。

___Whether ___or ___not students should be allowed to use phones in school is a controversial issue.

委员会仍在讨论该法规是否应该被修改。

The committee is still discussing ___whether ___or ___not the regulation should be amended.

这些措施是否足以解决问题仍需要被评估。

___Whether ___or ___not these measures are sufficient to address the issue remains to be evaluated.

我们尚未确认新政策是否会对小企业产生不利影响。

We have yet to confirm ___whether ___or ___not the new policy will adversely affect small businesses.

这些数据是否支持我们的假设还有待观察。

It remains to be seen ___whether ___or ___not the data support our hypothesis.