Word · Frequency #4304
whoever
任何人，无论谁
Anyone or the person who; used to refer to any person, no matter who
- 1.
pron. Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one；who; as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be.
任何人；无论谁
任何人；无论谁
In use
Whoever finishes first will receive a prize.
You can invite whoever you like to the party.
Whoever broke the window must clean it up.
whoever + verb
此结构表示‘任何…的人’，whoever 引导名词性从句。
Whoever finishes first will win the prize.
无论谁先完成，都将赢得奖品。
whoever + subject + verb
此结构表示‘无论谁’，用于让步状语从句。
Whoever you are, you must follow the rules.
无论你是谁，都必须遵守规则。
preposition + whoever + clause
whoever 作介词宾语，引导名词性从句。
Give it to whoever needs it.
把它给需要的人。
Common mistakes
No matter whoever you are, you must follow the rules.Whoever you are, you must follow the rules.
错误：中文的“无论谁”直译为 "no matter whoever" 造成冗余。"Whoever" 本身包含“无论谁”的意思，因此 "no matter whoever" 重复了。正确用法是只用 "whoever" 或 "no matter who"。
Whoever win the game will get a prize.Whoever wins the game will get a prize.
错误："whoever" 作为主语时视为单数，动词需要加 -s。"Whoever wins" 是正确的第三人称单数形式。
Connections
Collocations
- whoever wants
- 任何想要……的人
- Whoever wants to join the club must fill out this form.任何想加入俱乐部的人都必须填写这张表格。
- whoever is
- 无论是谁
- Whoever is responsible for the mistake should admit it.无论是谁造成的错误，都应该承认。
- whoever does
- 无论谁做
- Whoever does the work will be paid fairly.无论谁做这项工作，都会得到公平的报酬。
- whoever comes
- 无论谁来
- Whoever comes to the party is welcome.无论谁来参加聚会都欢迎。
- whoever may
- 无论可能是谁
- Whoever may disagree, I will proceed with my plan.无论谁可能反对，我都会继续我的计划。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把"whoever"拆成"who"+"ever"，记住"ever"表示"无论"，所以"whoever"就是"无论谁"，比如"Whoever comes, welcome!"（无论谁来都欢迎。）
Context & Register
通常用于正式和非正式场合，表示‘任何人’或‘无论谁’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: whenever, wherever, forever, whatever (all share stressed /ɛvɚ/). However has stressed vowel /aʊ/, not a perfect rhyme. Never has first-syllable stress, so its /ɛvɚ/ is not on the same syllable but shares the sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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