whatever
英 [w?t'ev?]
美[w?t'?v?]
- adj. 不管什么樣的
- pron. 無論什么；諸如此類
- conj. 無論什么
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英文詞源
- whatever (pron.)
- mid-14c., "what in the world," emphatic of what, with ever. From late 14c. as "anything at all; all of; no matter what or who." From late 14c. as an adjective, "any sort of, any, every; no matter what, regardless of what." From 1870 as "whatever may be the cause, at any event," which could be the source of the modern teen slang dismissive use.
雙語例句
- 1. I was allowed to do whatever I wanted with my life.
- 我可以自由支配自己的生活。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Whatever you want to chat about, we'll do it tonight.
- 不管你想聊些什么，我們今晚聊個夠。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Whatever its obscurities, the poem was clear on at least one count.
- 這首詩再怎么晦澀，至少有一點是清楚的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They would in the last resort support their friends whatever they did.
- 無論他們的朋友做了什么，他們最終都會支持他們的朋友。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
- 無論出現什么樣的麻煩，我們都會在貌似混亂的情形中保持平和的心態。
來自柯林斯例句