whoever

代词 pron.
/huˈɛvə/    /huˈɛvɚ/

英文释义

代词 pron.
  1. Who ever: an emphatic form of who. interrogative,nominative
    — Whoever thought up that stupid idea?
  2. Any person or persons that. nominative
    — Whoever breaks the law will be punished.
  3. The person that (no matter who). nominative
    — Whoever robbed that old lady ought to be locked up.
  4. Regardless of the person or persons that. nominative
    — Whoever stole the painting, the police will catch the thief in no time.
  5. Any person or persons. informal,nominative
    — I don't care who gets it; give it to whoever.
  6. Misspelling of who ever other than in interrogative use. alt-of,misspelling,nominative
    — He is the tallest man whoever lived. (incorrect usage)

词形变化

whomever objective whosever possessive whoe'er alternative,poetic whoëver alternative,obsolete,rare

词源

From Middle English whoever. By surface analysis, who + ever.
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