however
英 [ha?'ev?]
美[ha?'?v?]
- adv. 無論如何；不管怎樣（接副詞或形容詞）；然而；可是
- conj. 無論以何種方式; 不管怎樣
英英釋意
- 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"
- 5. in what way or manner or by what means (`however' is sometimes used as an intensive form of `how');
- "how did you catch the snake?"
- "he told us how he did it"
- "however did you get here so soon?"