whatever

音标发音

• 英式音标 [wɒtˈevə(r)]
• 美式音标 [wɑːˈt̬ev.ɚ]
• 国际音标 [hwɔt'evə, 'hwət-]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• det. 任何事物；不管什么；究竟是什么；（非正式）无所谓
• pron. 无论什么；诸如此类
• adj. 都，任何
• adv. 一点儿都不，丝毫；（非正式）不管怎样
• conj. 任何事物
• int. （非正式）随便（常暗示不感兴趣）

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用法辨析

pron. (代词)

• whatever用作强调的关系代词时,意思是“任何(事物),每样(事物)”,用于引导名词性从句。所引导的从句作主语时,谓语要用单数形式。
• whatever经常用于疑问句中,可加强语气,意思是“无论什么,不管什么”。
• whatever用作连接代词时,还可以用在让步状语从句中表示“无论什么”,引出的从句可以放在句首或句尾。当whatever所引导的从句如果是不说自明的,可以省略一部分。

英汉例句

用作代词 (pron.)

• Whatever she did was right.
  她所做的事情都是对的。

词组短语

短语

• or whatever 等等；诸如此类的事
• Whatever Position 任意位置
• whatever whatsoever 无论什么;究竟…什么
• Whatever happened 不管发生什么情况
• Whatever comes 无论发生什么事

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (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

柯林斯英英字典

• 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.