however

副词 adv. 连词 conj.
/haʊˈɛvə/    /haʊˈɛvɚ/|/hæɔˈevə/

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that. conjunctive,not-comparable
    — He told me not to do it. However, I did it anyway. / I did it anyway, however. / I, however, did it anyway.
  2. In contrast. conjunctive,not-comparable
    — The conference itself went very well. The party afterwards, however, was a disaster.
  3. Regardless of how; no matter how not-comparable
    — However clear you think you've been, and however many questions you may've answered, there'll always remain some doubts.
  4. Regardless of how; regardless of the way in which. not-comparable
    — Let me know when you've had your interview, however it goes.
  5. In any way in which; how. not-comparable
    — She offered to help however she could.
  6. In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way. informal,not-comparable
    — I don't care; just do it however.
  7. How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner. interrogative,not-comparable
    — I thought it was impossible. However were you able to do it?
  8. In any case, at any rate, at all events. not-comparable,obsolete
    — Our chief end and highest interest is happiness : And this is happiness to be freed from all (if it may) [or] however from the greatest evils.
连词 conj.
  1. But, yet, though, although. proscribed
    — *She wanted to go, however she decided against it.

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
From Middle English however, how-ever, how-evere; equivalent to how + ever. Compare howsoever.
词源 2
From Middle English however, how-ever, how-evere; equivalent to how + ever. Compare howsoever.
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