mysql> explain select * from t100 union all select * from t200; +----+--------------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+-----------------+ | id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra | +----+--------------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+-----------------+ | 1 | PRIMARY | t100 | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 5 | NULL | | 2 | UNION | t200 | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 5 | NULL | | NULL | UNION RESULT | <union1,2> | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | Using temporary | +----+--------------+------------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+-----------------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec) SELECT类型: id SELECT识别符。这是SELECT的查询序列号 select_type SELECT类型,可以为以下任何一种: SIMPLE:简单SELECT(不使用UNION或子查询) PRIMARY:最外面的SELECT UNION:UNION中的第二个或后面的SELECT语句 DEPENDENT UNION:UNION中的第二个或后面的SELECT语句,取决于外面的查询 UNION RESULT:UNION 的结果 SUBQUERY:子查询中的第一个SELECT DEPENDENT SUBQUERY:子查询中的第一个SELECT,取决于外面的查询 DERIVED:导出表的SELECT(FROM子句的子查询)