Question

she may have missed the rain ,in____case she won't arrive for another hour

此处为什么用which? case在这里是?为什么此处用的是in?
这句话怎么翻译?

Answer 1

She may have missed the rain ,in which case she won't arrive for another hour

In which case在这种情况下 是固定用法
case [英] [keis] [美] [kes] n. （实）例，事例；情况，状况

1.
In which case do I use ISBN or ISSN?
在什么情况下我可以用ISBN或ISSN进行检索？
2.
It may rain, in which case the hike will be canceled.
天或许会下雨，如果是那样的话，徒步旅行将会被取消
3.
The steel plates may have been corroded, in which case they must be replaced.
钢板可能腐蚀了，在这样的情况下，就得换掉。
4.
In which case the card sorting results may have little to do with marijuana.
在这种情况下，卡片分类的结果可能和大麻不相于。
5.
in that event, the first possibility is excluded; it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled.
在那种情况下，第一种可能性应该排除。

追问

整句话的翻译是？which 不是定语从句的关系词？

追答

which可等同于先行词的所有格，这里which可以等同于整个主句即She may have missed the train的所有格。 which 引导一个非限定性定语从句
She may have missed her train, in which case she won't arrive for another hour. 她可能已误了火车, 要是那样的话,再过一小时她都不会到达.

Answer 2

这个也是定语从句
which代表前面整句话，
但是which在定语从句里
充当的是定语，修饰case
在什么情况？在赶不上火车的情况
虽然有点特殊，一般充当主语，宾语之类的
充当定语也有的！

Answer 3

which 引导的非限定性定语从句，指代的是前面的整件事。
in which case 在某种情况下

Answer 4

在那种情况下，直接翻译，which 指前面所说的那种情况，也是一种飞限制性定语从句。