adv (1)不管怎樣，無(wú)論如何(多么)(to whatever amount，size，etc(that is or seems necessary); it does not matter how)(后接adj或adv)：H～strong you are，you won't be able to lift it. 不論你有多大勁兒，也不可能舉起它來(lái)。H～loudly you shout，you won't be heard. 不管你多么大聲地喊叫，人們也聽(tīng)不見(jiàn)你的聲音。
(2)然而，不過(guò)(in spite of this/that (already stated or done))：I don't like your suggestion. H～，you may do as you like.我不喜歡你的建議，不過(guò)，你可以愿意怎么做就怎么做。He said that it was so;he was mistaken，～.他說(shuō)情況就是這樣，不過(guò)他錯(cuò)了。
(3)(表示驚訝)怎么(how)：H～did you know that?你怎么知道這事的?H～could such a thing have come into your head?你腦子里怎么會(huì)有這種想法?
conj 不管怎樣(用什么方法)(in no matter what way)：H～you like the book，you can't take it away without pemission.不論你如何喜歡這本書(shū)，你不能不經(jīng)同意就把它拿走。You can act～you like/wish.你可以隨心所欲。
【辨異】however與but、still1、yet和nevertheless的區(qū)別見(jiàn)BUT。