who

pronoun

/huː/

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used in questions to ask about the name, identity or function of one or more people（询问姓名、身份或职务）谁，什么人
- Who is that woman?那个女的是谁？
- I wonder who that letter was from.我不知道是谁来的信。
- Who are you phoning?你在给谁打电话？
- Who's the money for?这是给谁的钱？
used to show which person or people you mean（表示所指的人）
- The people who called yesterday want to buy the house.昨天打电话来的人想买这座房子。
- The people (who) we met in France have sent us a card.我们在法国结识的人给我们寄来了一张贺卡。
used to give more information about somebody（进一步提供有关某人的信息）
- Mrs Smith, who has a lot of teaching experience at junior level, will be joining the school in September.史密斯太太将在九月份加入这所学校，她在初级教育方面颇有经验。
- And then Mary, who we had been talking about earlier, walked in.随后玛丽走了进来，我们刚才还在谈论她呢。

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Word OriginOld English hwā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wie and German wer.

Idioms

who am I, who are you, etc. to do something?

used to ask what right or authority somebody has to do something…凭什么；…有什么资格
- Who are you to tell me I can't park here?你凭什么不让我在这儿停车？
see also who’s who

WHO

abbreviation

/ˌdʌbljuː eɪtʃ ˈəʊ/

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World Health Organization
(an international organization that aims to fight and control disease)世界卫生组织

who

Miscellaneous Pronouns: anybody, anyone, anything...