A：這三個句子是日常生活中經常聽到的問句，茲將它們的用法以及意思上的差異敘述如下：
How + do (does, did) + 主詞 (人) + look? / What + do (does, did) + 主詞 (人) + look like? — 用來詢問長相 (長得怎麼樣)、外表 (外表、穿著打扮看起來怎麼樣)。注意：How…? 通常指比較正面的外表，而 What…? 則是指不好不壞或比較負面的外表。
- What did you look like when you were young? (你年輕時長得怎麼樣?)
Short, fat, and spotty. (矮矮胖胖的，還有雀斑) - What does she look like? (她的穿著打扮看起來怎麼樣?)
As if she hasn’t bought any new clothes in the last twenty years. (她好像20年沒買新衣服一樣) - How do I look? (我看起來怎麼樣?)
Fantastic! That outfit really suits you. (棒極了! 那套衣服很適合你 — 很適合你的外表)
What + be + 主詞 (人) + like? — 用來詢問性格、個性 (某人是個怎麼樣的人)。
- What’s Bob like? (鮑柏是個怎麼樣的人?)
Always losing his temper. (動不動就發脾氣) - What’s John like? (約翰是個怎麼樣的人?)
Very sociable. He’s the life and soul of any party. (很善於交際。他是社交聚會的靈魂人物) - What’s his wife like? (他的太太是個怎麼樣的人?)
She’s serious and shy. I’ve never seen her smile. (她既嚴肅又害羞。我從未見到她笑過)
另一類似的問句 — 即把 “What + be + 主詞 (人) + like? ” 問句中的 What 改為 Who — 也很常見：
- Who are you like in your family? (你在家中像誰?)
My mother I suppose, we’re both quite moody. (我想是像我媽媽，我們兩人都很情緒化)
How + be + 主詞 (事物)? / What + be + 主詞 (事物) + like? — 用來詢問經驗。在詢問人家的經驗時，這兩種問句的用法和意思並無太大的差別。此外，這兩種問句也可用來詢問做好的食物或吃了的食物好不好，但一般大多使用 “How…?” 的問句形式。至於也可用來詢問心情和身體健康的 How + be + 主詞 (人) ? (如 “How are you today?”，”How is your wife?”)，由於是大家所熟知的，在此就不再贅述了。
- How was your exam? (你的試考得怎麼樣?)
Fine. I think I did OK. (很好。我想我考得不錯) - What was your exam like? (你的試考得怎麼樣?)
Fine. I think I did OK. (很好。我想我考得不錯) - What was your holiday like? (你度假度得怎麼樣?)
Not wonderful. The hotel was awful. (不是很好。旅館糟透了) - How was your steak? (你的牛排怎麼樣?)
Delicious. Beautifully tender and very juicy. (美味可口。鮮嫩多汁)