however的用法详细说明
1. 用作副词,注意以下用法:
(1) 表示让步,意为“无论如何”“不管怎样”,用来修饰形容词或副词,其词序为:however 形容词或副词 主语 谓语。这样用的however其实具有连词的功能,用以引导一个让步状语从句。
如:
However much he eats, he never gets fat.
不管他吃多少,他永远吃不胖。
However cold it is, he always goes swimming.
不管天有多冷,他都去游泳。
However far it is, I intend to drive there tonight.
不管有多远,我今晚也要开车到那儿去。
这样用的 however 与 no matter how 大致同义。
如:
No matter how much he eats, he never gets fat.
No matter how cold it is, he always goes swimming.
No matter how far it is, I intend to drive there tonight.
有时从句谓语可用情态动词。
如:
Don’t laugh, however funny it may be.
无论多么有趣也不要笑。
I’ll try to finish it in time, however hard it may be.
无论多么难,我也要按时完成。
另外,“however 形容词或副词 主语 谓语”有时可以有所省略。
如:
I refuse, however favourable the conditions. 不管条件如何有利,我都不干。(conditions后省去了are)
I’d rather have a room of my own, however small (it is), than share a room.
无论房间多么小,我宁愿一个人住一间,而不愿意与别人合住一个房间。
A grammar rule, however true (it is), is useless unless it can be understood.
一条语法规则,不管如何正确,除非能懂,否则毫无用处。
如:
My father, however, did not agree.
但是,我父亲不同意。
My room is small; however, it’s comfortable.
我的房间很小,但却很舒服。
He said that it was so; he was mistaken, however.
他说情况如此,可是他错了。
注意,however不能像 but(但是)那样直接连接两个句子(注意正句中的标点符号)。
如:
我们都已尽了最大的努力,不过我们还是输了。
误:We all tried our best, however we lost the game.
正:We all tried our best, but we lost the game.
正:We all tried our best; however, we lost the game.
正:We all tried our best. However, we lost the game.
如:
However did you get here without a car?
没有汽车你究竟是怎样来的呢?
However does he manage to write music when he is so deaf?
他聋成这个样子,究竟是怎样从事作曲的呢?
2. 用作连词,引导方式状语从句,表示“无论以何种方式”“不管怎样”。
如:
However it may be, I shall take your word.
无论如何,我将会相信你的话。
The painting looks wrong however you look at it.
这张画不论怎么看都显得不对劲。
However you travel, it’ll take you at least two days.
无论你怎么个走法,至少要两天时间。