whoever
pronoun
uk/huːˈev.ər/us/huːˈev.ɚ/whoeverpronoun(PERSON)
B2
thepersonwho:
…的那个人Whoeveruprootedthattreeought to beashamedof themselves.把树连根拔起的那个人应当感到羞耻。
Could Ispeakto whoever is inchargeofInternationalSales,please?能找负责国际销售的人接电话吗？
- Youroll/throwthediceand whoever gets thehighestscoregoes first.
- There's arewardfor whoeverfinishesfirst.
Linguistics: relative forms
- howsoever
- or
- that
- what
- whatever
- whence
- where
- whereby
- whereof
- wheresoever
- wherever
- which
- whichever
- whom
- whomever
- whose
- whosoever
- wot
whoeverpronoun(ANYONE)
B2
anypersonwho:
任何人；无论什么人Can whoeverleaveslastpleaselockthedoor?最后走的人请把门锁上好吗？
He says heboughtthecarfrom Frank, whoever Frank is.(= I do notknowwho Frank is.)他说自己是从弗兰克那里买的车，不知道这个弗兰克是谁。
- I shall go out with whoever Iplease.
- This is awin-winsituationfor her, because whoeverwinsthismatch, she's still going to bechampion.
Linguistics: relative forms
- howsoever
- or
- that
- what
- whatever
- whence
- where
- whereby
- whereof
- wheresoever
- wherever
- which
- whichever
- whom
- whomever
- whose
- whosoever
- wot
whoeverpronoun(SURPRISE)
used inquestionsas a way ofexpressingsurprise:
（表示惊讶）究竟是谁，到底是谁Whoever told you that?到底是谁告诉你的？
Whoever could that bephoningat thistime?这个时候打电话来到底是谁呢？
Linguistics: question words & expressions
- amirite
- devil
- extent
- how about...?idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth...idiom
- in God's/heaven's nameidiom
- shall
- trick
- what the blazes...?idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)?idiom
- what's the score?idiom
- what/where/how/why the devilidiom
- when
- whenever
- where
- wherefore
- which
- who
- why don't you...?idiom
- world
Grammar
However,whatever,whichever,whenever,wherever,whoever
If we add -ever to wh-words like how, what, which, when, where and who, we change their meaning.…Emphatic questions withwhoeverandwho on earth
We can ask emphatic questions using whoever or who on earth to express shock or surprise. We stress ever and earth:…