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    "Whatevs" is a shrug turned into a word. Someone tells you something, and you reply "whatevs" to show it does not bother you, you are not going to argue, and honestly you are not that interested. It is the short, playful form of "whatever", which does the same job.

    "Whatevs" is a shrug turned into a word「whatevs」就是把聳肩這個動作變成一個字 Someone tells you something別人跟你說了什麼事 and you reply "whatevs"你就回一句「whatevs」 to show it does not bother you表示你不在意 you are not going to argue也不打算爭辯 and honestly you are not that interested而且說實話你也沒那麼感興趣 It is the short, playful form of "whatever"它是「whatever」這個字比較短、比較俏皮的版本 which does the same job功能是一樣的

    That tone matters. Depending on how you say it, it lands anywhere between light and rude. Said , it means "I don't mind either way, it's fine". Said , it means "I've stopped caring about this conversation" — and that can hurt, especially if the other person is being serious or apologising.

    That tone matters那個語氣很重要 Depending on how you say it看你怎麼說 it lands anywhere between light and rude聽起來可以從輕鬆一路到無禮都有可能 Said warmly語氣溫和地說 it means "I don't mind either way, it's fine"意思是「I don't mind either way, it's fine」(我都可以,沒關係) Said flatly語氣冷冷地說 it means "I've stopped caring about this conversation"意思就變成「I've stopped caring about this conversation」(我懶得理這個話題了) and that can hurt而這可能會傷人 especially if the other person is being serious or apologising尤其是對方是在認真講話或道歉的時候

    Teenagers are famous for using it on parents, and parents are famous for hating it. It is young, casual, and mostly spoken or typed to friends.

    Teenagers are famous for using it on parents青少年很愛拿這句話回父母 and parents are famous for hating it而父母也很出名地討厭這句話 It is young, casual, and mostly spoken or typed to friends這是年輕、隨性的說法,大多是講給或打給朋友看的

    "Whatevs" sounds even more offhand and than "whatever" — the makes it lighter, which can it, but it can also make you sound like you cannot be bothered to finish the word. It also shows up occasionally standing in for "whatever" in the sense of "anything": "order pizza, , whatevs".

    "Whatevs" sounds even more offhand and jokey than "whatever"「whatevs」聽起來比「whatever」更隨便、更愛開玩笑 the clipping makes it lighter縮短的講法讓它感覺更輕 which can soften it這樣可以讓語氣變柔和 but it can also make you sound like you cannot be bothered to finish the word但也可能讓你聽起來像懶得把整個字講完 It also shows up occasionally standing in for "whatever" in the sense of "anything"它偶爾也會用來代替「whatever」表示「anything」(隨便什麼都可以)的意思 "order pizza, noodles, whatevs"像「order pizza, noodles, whatevs」(叫披薩、麵,隨便都可以)

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組成whatever cut short to whatev- plus a friendly -s ending, the same playful trimming that gives us totes from totally and probs from probably.

同家族的字

  • whateverthe full word this is cut down from
  • totesnot the same root, but the same fashion: chop the word and add -s

原始詞典資料2 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。

whatevsintj/ˈwɒtˌɛvz/

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    slangWhatever.

    • [Subject:] Lame post...whatevs
    • Mitzi’s squeezed eyes registered distate. “Whatevs!”

whatevspron/ˈwɒtˌɛvz/

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    rareslangWhatever.

    • Vin and I decided to chat it up—just for whatevs—with a couple of colored-up kids waiting to party.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。