how‧ev‧er 1 S1 W1 / haʊevə $ -ər / 副词

1 used when you are adding a fact or piece of information that seems surprising, or seems very different from what you have just said 同义词 nevertheless :

This is a cheap and simple process. However, there are dangers.

an extremely unpleasant disease that is, however, easy to treat

2 used to say that it does not matter how big, good, serious etc something is because it will not change a situation in any way 同义词 no matter how :

You should report any incident, however minor it is.

We have to finish, however long it takes.

however much/many

I really want the car, however much it costs.

3 especially British English used to show surprise when you ask how something happens or how someone does something :

However did he get that job?