Whatever vs Whatsoever: English Grammar Explains · English Like A Native
讲解whatever、whatsoever和whichever的用法区别，适合练习英语语法和日常表达。
Have you ever been stuck between choosing whatever, whatsoever, and whichever?
你是否曾经在“随便选一个”和“还是随便选一个”之间犹豫不决？
Well, if you have, it's understandable.
嗯，如果你确实有（某种情况），那也是可以理解的。
These words look similar, but they don't always mean the same thing.
这些单词看起来很相似，但它们的含义并不总是一样的。
And so it's time to clear things up once and for all.
现在是时候彻底把事情弄清楚了。
First up, whatever.
首先，随便怎样都行。
This is the one you'll hear all the time.
这就是那个你会经常听到的内容。
It's flexible, it's casual.
它很灵活，也很随意（即不需要过于拘谨或正式）。
It usually means anything, or no matter what, for example.
通常来说，这句话可以表示任何意思，或者根本没有任何具体含义（也就是说，它的含义是模糊的、不确定的）。
Take whatever you like.
你可以随便拿你喜欢的任何东西。
Whatever you decide, I'll support you.
无论你做出什么决定，我都会支持你。
You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.
你躺在床上醒来，可以相信任何你想相信的事情。
With this word, you're giving freedom.
用这个词，你就是在赋予人们自由。
There are no limits.
没有限制。
You're saying, go wild, whatever.
你的意思是：想怎么疯狂就怎么疯狂，随你便吧。
But be careful, it can also sound a bit rude or dismissive if you say it on its own, whatever.
不过要注意：如果你单独使用这个表达，它可能会听起来有点粗鲁或带有轻蔑的意味（不管具体是什么情况）。
And tone here really matters.
在这里，语气确实非常重要。
So imagine you are teasing a friend about a boy they like.
想象一下，你在拿一个朋友喜欢的男孩开玩笑。
That friend may giggle and dismiss your comments with whatever.
那个朋友可能会轻笑一声，然后用各种理由来忽视你的评论。
But it's also what a teenager may say when they've stopped listening to their parents.
但这也是青少年在不再听父母的话时可能会说出的话。
Whatever.
随便吧。
Whatever.
随便吧。
Next one, whatsoever.
下一个，随便什么都可以。
Now this one is more formal and usually negative.
这个表达方式更为正式，且通常带有负面含义。
It adds emphasis.
这起到了强调作用。
It's like saying absolutely none or at all, for example.
这就好比在说“完全没有”或“根本不存在”一样。
I have no interest whatsoever in going to that party.
我对去参加那个派对毫无兴趣。
Or there is no evidence whatsoever to support that claim.
或者，根本没有任何证据能够支持这一说法。
Can you see in those two examples, we use the word no before.
从这两个例子中可以看出，我们在使用某个词之前都会先加上“no”这个词。
The appearance of whatsoever.
任何事物的出现……
No interest whatsoever, no evidence whatsoever.
没有任何兴趣，也没有任何证据。
I mean, to think that one of his friends killed him for no reason whatsoever would be too ridiculous.
我的意思是，如果认为他的某个朋友毫无理由地杀了他，那简直太荒谬了。
Now let's throw in our final player, whichever.
现在，让我们把最后一位“参与者”也加进来吧——不管他是谁。
This one's all about choosing between options.
这个过程的核心就是在不同的选项中进行选择。
You can choose whichever dress you like.
你可以选择任何你喜欢的连衣裙。
Whichever route you take, make sure you get there on time.
无论你选择哪条路线，都要确保能够准时到达目的地。
So there's a sense of variety with whichever, but from a limited set.
无论选择哪一种方式，都会感受到一定的多样性；不过这些方式其实都来自一个有限的选项集合。
You're not saying anything in the whole world, you're saying here are some choices,
你其实什么都没说，你只是在表明“这里有一些可供选择的选项”而已。
pick one.
请选择一个。
As long as they're clear, whichever sector is active will be safe.
只要这些规定明确无误，无论哪个行业处于活跃状态，相关操作都是安全的。
Would you ever end your grab?
你究竟会不会停止这种贪婪的行为呢？