Whatever, whoever, whichever, whenever, whereever, however:
以上的這些字都可以用來引導名詞子句,意思為"無論什麼,無論是誰,無論是哪一個,無論是什麼時候或無論如何"相當於no matter what (who, which, when, when. how)。所以這些字強調的是無論.....。
如:
Whatever [No matter what] you say, I believe you.
無論你說什麼,我都相信你。
Whoever [No matter who] telephones, tell them I’m out.
不管是誰打電話來,都說我出去了。
Whichever [No matter which] day you come, I’ll be pleasedto see you.
無論你哪天來,我都歡迎。
Whenever [No matter when] you come, you are welcome.
無論你什麼時候來,我們都歡迎。
We found the people friendly wherever [no matter where] we went.
無論我們走到哪哩,每個人都很友善。
However [No matter how] much he eats, he never gets fat.
無論他吃多少,他都不會發胖。