whatever
英 [w?t'ev?]
美[w?t'?v?]
- adj. 不管什么样的
- pron. 无论什么；诸如此类
- conj. 无论什么
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英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. I was allowed to do whatever I wanted with my life.
- 我可以自由支配自己的生活。
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- 2. Whatever you want to chat about, we'll do it tonight.
- 不管你想聊些什么，我们今晚聊个够。
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- 3. Whatever its obscurities, the poem was clear on at least one count.
- 这首诗再怎么晦涩，至少有一点是清楚的。
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- 4. They would in the last resort support their friends whatever they did.
- 无论他们的朋友做了什么，他们最终都会支持他们的朋友。
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- 5. Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
- 无论出现什么样的麻烦，我们都会在貌似混乱的情形中保持平和的心态。
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