
adv.然而;無(wú)論如何;不管多么
conj.不管怎樣
His first response was to say no. Later, however, he changed his mind. 他最初的反應(yīng)是不同意。可是后來(lái)他改變了主意。
He will never succeed however hard he tries. 不論他怎樣努力,都不會(huì)獲得成功。
You won't move that stone, however strong you are. 不管你力氣多大,也休想搬動(dòng)那塊石頭。
用作連詞 (conj.)However sly a fox may be, it is no match for a good hunter. 狐貍再狡猾也架不住好獵手。
however后可直接加形容詞/副詞,再加主語(yǔ),加謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。在該結(jié)構(gòu)句中,however表示“無(wú)論……,不管……”。 However rich people,they always want more.無(wú)論人們有多富裕,他們總還是想要更多。
however屬于副詞,與whatever不同,不可作動(dòng)詞的賓語(yǔ)。whatever可作代詞,因此可作動(dòng)詞的賓語(yǔ),如whatever she say;
however與but不可并存,兩者只可選其中一個(gè);
how ever同how ... ever的用法:how ever是how的疑問(wèn)句中的一種強(qiáng)調(diào)語(yǔ)氣的格式,常見(jiàn)于口語(yǔ)中。how ... ever表示“曾經(jīng)如何……”,兩個(gè)詞都有其本身的意思。 How ever can it have happened? This should have been how they ever got on.
adv.(副詞)however 通常引導(dǎo)一個(gè)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句,從句中的形容詞或副詞必須緊接其后。however多插在句中,有時(shí)也放在句首或句尾,但都應(yīng)緊跟在進(jìn)行對(duì)比的詞或短語(yǔ)之后,用逗號(hào)將其與其他詞分開(kāi)。however是how的強(qiáng)調(diào)形式,通常含有驚訝、質(zhì)問(wèn)、氣惱或感嘆等意味。however可與but連用。