no matter how

英 /nəʊ ˈmaʊtə haʊ/美 /noʊ ˈmaʊtər haʊ/

conj. 连词 / adv. 副词

无论怎样;不管多么;无论如何

用法示例

  1. No matter how hard you try, you can't please everyone.无论你多努力,都无法取悦所有人。
  2. She keeps going, no matter how tired she feels.无论她感到多累,她都继续前进。
  3. No matter how the weather changes, the event will go on as planned.无论天气如何变化,活动都将按计划进行。
  4. No matter how you slice it, the numbers don't add up.无论你怎么算,数字都对不上。
  5. He was determined to finish the race, no matter how long it took.他决心完成比赛,无论花多长时间。

含义详解

本义为“不管以何种方式”,强调方式的不确定性或无关紧要。引申义为“不管程度多深”,用于强调程度上的让步,如“no matter how hard”表示“不管多努力”。进一步引申为“无论如何”,表达无条件的结果不变。各义项都基于“how”的两种用法:作为方式副词和程度副词。

词源解析

由“no matter”和“how”组成。“matter”源自拉丁语“materia”(物质),后引申为“要紧事”。“no matter”意为“不重要”,后接疑问词引导让步从句。构成逻辑为“某事不重要”+“如何”,即“无论怎样都不重要”。记忆时可拆解为“no matter”表示“没关系”,加上“how”即“方式或程度不重要”。

适用语境

常见于日常口语,如“No matter how you do it, just get it done.”。在学术写作中,用于严谨的让步论证,如“No matter how the data are interpreted, the trend is clear.”。新闻报道中常用来强调事实的不变性,如“No matter how the market fluctuates, investors remain cautious.”。文学作品中用于表达情感或哲理,如“No matter how far we travel, home is always in our hearts.”。语气上,口语更随意,书面语更正式。

用法须知

引导让步状语从句,从句可置于句首或句末。从句中语序为陈述语序,如“No matter how difficult it is, we will try.”。易错点:与“however”的用法区别,后者更正式,且“however”可作副词连接句子,而“no matter how”只引导从句。注意从句中不用将来时,用一般现在时表将来,如“No matter how hard he tries, he won't succeed.”(不能用“will try”)。

相似词辨析

与“however”同义,但“however”更正式,常用于书面语,且可置于句首、句中、句尾。“no matter how”更口语化,只能引导从句。与“regardless of how”相比,后者更正式,常接名词或动名词。与“whichever way”相比,后者强调方式的选择,而“no matter how”强调程度或方式的无关性。在非正式场合,可用“no matter what”强调事物,但“no matter how”强调方式或程度。

常见误区

语域中性偏口语,正式写作中可用“however”替代。无褒贬色彩,但常表达一种无奈或强调决心。常见误用:将“no matter how”与“no matter what”混淆,前者接形容词/副词,后者接名词或从句。另外,避免在从句中重复主语,如“No matter how you look at it, it's wrong.”,不要写成“No matter how you look at it, you think it's wrong.”(除非强调主语)。

常见搭配

  • no matter how hard
  • no matter how much
  • no matter how often
  • no matter how long
  • no matter how many
  • no matter how far
  • no matter how little