核心畫面
You can picture 'whatever' as opening a door wide and saying: 'any one — it really doesn't matter which.' It points at a whole set of possibilities at once and refuses to pin down a single one, leaving the choice open and the result unchanged whichever you land on.
可以想成把一扇門完全打開,然後說「隨便哪一個都行,反正不重要選到哪個」。它不是指定某一樣東西,而是一次指向「所有可能…更多收起
可以想成把一扇門完全打開,然後說「隨便哪一個都行,反正不重要選到哪個」。它不是指定某一樣東西,而是一次指向「所有可能」這一整片,刻意不挑明、不限定——不論落在哪個上,結果都一樣。從這個「敞開、不限定」的核心畫面,後面所有用法都是在不同情境裡放手讓選項自由。原始詞典資料14 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
whatevernoun/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/
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slangA thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
- As far as I'm concerned Alec is dead. Whatever they've got in there, that...whatever.
whateverdet/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/
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What ever; emphatic form of 'what'.
- Good heavens! Whatever time is it?!
- 2
Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.
- Whatever your choice, there will be consequences.
- I will stick with you, whatever fate befalls us.
- 3
Any ... that; of no matter what type or kind that.
- Whatever doubts I had were quickly dispelled.
- Write down whatever thoughts come into your mind.
- 4
Any; of no matter what type or kind.
- He must be stopped, whatever the cost.
whateverpron/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/
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What ever; emphasised form of 'what', used to ask which thing, event, circumstance, etc.
- Whatever do you mean?
- Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky? He got an ice pick That made his ears burn
- 2
Regardless of anything that.
- Whatever he does, he will still lose the game.
- Whatever happens, stay calm.
- 3
Anything that; all that.
- Do whatever works.
- I’ll do whatever I can.
- 4
informalAnything; thing(s) of unspecified kind, or no matter what kind; sometimes used to indicate that the speaker does not care about options.
- I don't need any of this stuff, so take whatever.
- "As far as I'm concerned, Alec is dead. Whatever they've got in there, that — whatever —."
whateveradv/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/
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At all; in any way; whatsoever.
- There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.
- He is quite unconscious; and, though your presence is a relief to me, you must remember that there is no hope - no hope whatever.
- 2
In what way; to what extent.
- Whatever does it matter now?
whateverintj/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/
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A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].
- Near-synonyms: meh, so what
- So you broke it? Whatever! Get a grip.
whateveradj/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/
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Unexceptional or unimportant; blah.
- All in all, I guess I shouldn't be complaining, but the rest of the show, imho, was very whatever-ish.
- She's like so whatever / You can do so much better
whatevernoun/ʍɒtˈɛv.ə/
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Something whose exact kind or nature is unimportant; a thingy.
- How would you feel if you're a plant elf, and your daily bonus is tied to the number of whatevers you produce, and then this big clumsy thing barges in and knocks your rate back for the whole week?
- I think it's the HYDRA, the group of whatevers that rule the world, those elitists that laugh at us, joke about their environmentalist sheeples doing their bidding while they sip the best wine on the planet, ride around in private jets, […]
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。