however

英 [haʊ'evə(r)] 美 [haʊ'evər]

• adv. 然而；无论如何；不管多么
• conj. 不管怎样

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 不管到什么程度,无论如何

   whatever degree

2. 然而,可是,不过

   in spite of this

conj. (连词)

1. 不管怎样

   in whatever way

详尽释义

adv. 副词

1. 不管怎样，无论如何，不管多么，不管用什么方法，无论到什么程度
2. 仍然，还是
3. 然而，可是
4. 不过
5. 究竟（怎样），到底如何
6. 总之，话说回来
7. 因而，继而

conj. 连词

1. 然而，可是
2. 不过
3. 不管用什么方法，不管怎样
4. 虽然
5. 爱怎么...就怎么
6. 仍然，还，尚

英英释义

Adverb:

1. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession);

   "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"
   "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"
   "he was a stern yet fair master"
   "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go"
   

2. by contrast; on the other hand;

   "the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours"
   

3. to whatever degree or extent;

   "The results, however general, are important"
   "they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns"
   

4. in whatever way or manner;

   "Victory, however it was brought about, was sweet"
   "however he did it, it was very clever"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. She felt ill. She went to work, however, and tried to concentrate.
   她病了。然而她照旧去上班，并且尽力集中精神工作。
2. His first response was to say no. Later, however, he changed his mind.
   他最初的反应是不同意。可是后来他改变了主意。
3. He will never succeed however hard he tries.
   不论他怎样努力,都不会获得成功。
4. You won't move that stone, however strong you are.
   不管你力气多大,也休想搬动那块石头。

用作连词 (conj.)

1. However sly a fox may be, it is no match for a good hunter.
   狐狸再狡猾也架不住好猎手。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

1. I'll come however busy I am.
   我不管怎么忙都会来的。
2. You won't be able to do it alone, however much you try.
   无论你多么努力,你一个人也做不下来。
3. She is helpless for the moment however bright a girl she is.
   不管她是多么聪明的姑娘,在这时也是没办法的。
4. Later, however, he made up his mind to go.
   可是,后来他决定去了。
5. However, we need not discuss that now.
   可是我们现在不需要讨论那事。
6. The composition is all right, there is room for improvement, however.
   这篇作文还不错,不过还得改进。
7. However did you find it?
   你到底是怎样找到它的?
8. It's raining hard. However,I still want to go there.
   虽然下着大雨,我还是想去那儿。

用作连词 (conj.)

1. But I am very much believable, however, you'll get him to come.
   我相信你不管怎样都能把他请来。
2. But however you do it, you will find it a difficult task.
   但是这件事无论你怎样去做,你都会发现很棘手。

经典引文

• However she had done it, she had alerted the busy Abbot.

  出自： M. Keane

词语用法

1. however后可直接加形容词/副词，再加主语，加谓语动词。在该结构句中，however表示“无论……，不管……”。

   However rich people,they always want more.
   无论人们有多富裕，他们总还是想要更多。

2. however属于副词，与whatever不同，不可作动词的宾语。whatever可作代词，因此可作动词的宾语，如whatever she say；
3. however与but不可并存，两者只可选其中一个；
4. how ever同how ... ever的用法：how ever是how的疑问句中的一种强调语气的格式，常见于口语中。how ... ever表示“曾经如何……”，两个词都有其本身的意思。

   How ever can it have happened?

   This should have been how they ever got on.

adv. (副词)

1. however 通常引导一个让步状语从句,从句中的形容词或副词必须紧接其后。however多插在句中,有时也放在句首或句尾,但都应紧跟在进行对比的词或短语之后,用逗号将其与其他词分开。however是how的强调形式,通常含有惊讶、质问、气恼或感叹等意味。however可与but连用。

词义辨析

conj. (连词)

however, but, how ever, no matter how

• 1.however是一个词, how ever是两个词,其中第二个词ever起加强语气的作用。
• 2.however和no matter how的意思都是“不管…怎样”,但前者为书面语; 后者多用于口语。
• 3.but和however用作连词时,都可以连接两个相反的观念和事物,但but所表示的是非常明显的对比,其连接部分必须是两个并列对等的成分; however是正式的用语,通常连接两个句子或作插入语用,是将后者和前者加以比较从而看出后者和前者意思相反。

but，however，still，yet，nevertheless，while，whereas

• 这些连词或副词均含“但是，可是，然而，而”之意。
• but口语常用词，语气较强，泛指与前述情况相反。
• however表转折关系，语气稍弱于but，连接性也弱一些，因而常作插入语。
• still语气强，多用于肯定句或疑问句。指尽管作出让步，采取措施或表示反对，但情况仍然如故，无所改变。
• yet常用于否定句，语气比still稍强。指不管作出多大努力或让步，仍达不到预期的结果。
• nevertheless指尽管作出完全让步，也不会发生任何影响。
• while表对比，一般可与whereas换用，但程度弱一些。
• whereas表对比，一般可与while互换。

but，however

• 这两个连词都有“但是，可是，然而”之意。
• but连接两个分句或有关部分，表示转折或逻辑上的对比关系，使用最广，口语中更为常见。
• however转折意味比but弱，连接的两个分句或有关部分的关系较为松弛，后一部分常起附带说明或衬托作用。however常以插入语形式出现在句子中间，前后用逗号隔开，也可置于句首或句末。

近反义词

【近义词】

• but
• even so
• still
• though
• yet