whatever
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [w?t?ev?(r)]
- 美式音標 [wɑ??t?ev.?]
- 國際音標 [hw?t'ev?, 'hw?t-]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- det. 任何事物;不管什么;究竟是什么;(非正式)無所謂
- pron. 無論什么;諸如此類
- adj. 都,任何
- adv. 一點兒都不,絲毫;(非正式)不管怎樣
- conj. 任何事物
- int. (非正式)隨便(常暗示不感興趣)
用法辨析
- whatever用作強調(diào)的關系代詞時,意思是“任何(事物),每樣(事物)”,用于引導名詞性從句。所引導的從句作主語時,謂語要用單數(shù)形式。
- whatever經(jīng)常用于疑問句中,可加強語氣,意思是“無論什么,不管什么”。
- whatever用作連接代詞時,還可以用在讓步狀語從句中表示“無論什么”,引出的從句可以放在句首或句尾。當whatever所引導的從句如果是不說自明的,可以省略一部分。
pron. (代詞)
詞組短語
- or whatever 等等;諸如此類的事
- Whatever Position 任意位置
- whatever whatsoever 無論什么;究竟…什么
- Whatever happened 不管發(fā)生什么情況
- Whatever comes 無論發(fā)生什么事
短語
英英字典
- (NOT IMPORTANT WHAT) it is not important what is; it makes no difference what (is)
- (ANYTHING) anything or everything
- (SURPRISE) used instead of the word "what" to add emphasis to a phrase, usually expressing surprise
- (EMPHASIS) →? whatsoever
- (DISRESPECT) something that is said to show no respect to someone who is asking you to agree with them or agree to do something
- You use whatever to refer to anything or everything of a particular type.
- Whatever is also a determiner.
- You use whatever to say that something is the case in all circumstances.
- You use whatever after a noun group in order to emphasize a negative statement.
- You use whatever to ask in an emphatic way about something which you are very surprised about.
- You use whatever when you are indicating that you do not know the precise identity, meaning, or value of the thing just mentioned.
- You say or whatever to refer generally to something else of the same kind as the thing or things that you have just mentioned.
- You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.