whichever
determiner,pronoun
uk/wɪˈtʃev.ər/us/wɪˈtʃev.ɚ/B2
any one from alimitedset:
(有限数目中的)任何一个We can go to the seven o'clockperformanceor the eight - whichever isbestfor you.我们可以去看7点或8点的演出——选一个你最方便的时间。
EitherThursdayorFriday-choosewhicheverdayisbestfor you.星期四或星期五都行——选一个你最方便的日子。
- Pleasestrikeout whicheveroptiondoes notapplyto you.
- Take whichever of thesechocolatesyou like.
Linguistics: relative forms
- howsoever
- or
- that
- what
- whatever
- whence
- where
- whereby
- whereof
- wheresoever
- wherever
- which
- whoever
- whom
- whomever
- whose
- whosoever
- wot
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.…whichever
determiner
uk/wɪˈtʃev.ər/us/wɪˈtʃev.ɚ/B2
it is notimportantwhich:
无论哪个;无论哪些It's going to beexpensivewhichever way you do it.无论你采用什么方法,代价都会非常高昂。
Whicheveroptionwechoosethere'll bedisadvantages.无论我们选哪个都会有不利之处。
- He canchoosewhicheverdatessuithim.
- Whicheverroutehedecidesto take, he won't be here before 6.
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- hand
- however
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- might
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- slice
- tooth
- when
- whereas
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.…