因為看了文法書
上面說 what = the thing which
whatever = anything which
請問這兩者有何差別
又以下兩句的意義或語氣有什麼不一樣
What I want is your advice.
Whatever I want is your advice.
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作者: Voldemort (一葉飄然煙雨中) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [問題] what與 whatever的差別
時間: Thu Jun 17 01:26:49 2004
: What I want is your advice.
: Whatever I want is your advice.
the second sentence doesn't make sense.
"your advice" is a specific thing but not "anything."
instead, you can say "All I want is your advice."
besides, "whatever=anything which" is correct only when it's used in the
middle of a sentence.
when you're starting a sentence with "whatever", it's more close to
"No matter what"
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作者: cutehooter (Cheche) 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [問題] what與 whatever的差別
時間: Thu Jun 17 12:03:29 2004
Whatever
1.pron) no matter what: being the case in all circumstances
2.pron) emphatic "what": an emphatic form of "what" used to
express an emotion such as surprise or perplexity
3.adverb) of any kind: used for emphasis
4.adverb) expressing mild disagreement: used to indicate that the speaker disagrees with what has just been said but is not prepared to argue
What
1.adjective) that which: the person or persons that, or the thing or things that
2.adjective) emphasizing a reaction: used in exclamations to emphasize a reaction or opinion
以上是我從字典上查到的意思
應該比較能夠清楚說明這兩個字的差別
what的用法比較多 whatever大多是表達情緒上的用法 翻譯成無論如何
What I want your advice. 我想要的是你的建議 what在這裡是that which的意思
指後面句子所代表的事情
Whatever I want your advice. 無論如何(不管怎樣)我想要你的建議
如有錯誤 請指正
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作者: hibonda () 看板: Eng-Class
標題: Re: [問題] what與 whatever的差別
時間: Thu Jun 17 12:39:22 2004
我說的簡單一點好了(家教老師的口吻)
What I want... 乃一 名詞子句，所以視為名詞。
What I want is your advice. ---> 我所要的 是你的忠告。
至於 whatever，就比較難。
whatever 可分解成為兩種: ___ 1. no matter what ---乃一連接詞
|___ 2. anything that ---乃一類似名詞
當你遇到whatever 時候，試著將他改寫成為上述兩種，
你會發現，一定只有一種適合!
你的例句: Whatever you want is my advice.
套用第一種，No matter what I want is your advice. 此句文法嚴重錯誤!
套用第二種，Anything that I want is your advice.
上面這個視為名詞子句，修飾前面的anything
翻譯為，我要的事物就是你的建議。
其實，當你想表達我想要的是你的建議時，用What帶領的名詞子句比較妥。
Whatever 通常用在無論...～
ex: Whatever you do, the result can't be changed.
=No matter what you do, ... ---> 此時一定就要用連接詞的句子了!
另外在說明一個:
ex: You can take whatever you like. 這句 則跟上句不同。
=You can take anything that you like. 希望你看的出來