I would like to understand how "whichever" works in this case.
My book gives an instance about the word whichever which confuses me.

Ex:You should wear whichever jacket will be warmest.
If whichever = no matter which, it could be rewritten as: You should wear no matter which jacket will be warmest. I can't image using whichever here to express that no matter which jacket, you should wear the warmest one. I feel the meaning so strange if use whichever in that order. Is there more detailed explanation of this case?

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I would like to understand how "whichever" works in this case.
My book gives an instance about the word whichever which confuses me.

Ex:You should wear whichever jacket will be warmest.
If whichever = no matter which, it could be rewritten as: You should wear no matter which jacket will be warmest. I can't image using whichever here to express that no matter which jacket, you should wear the warmest one. I feel the meaning so strange if use whichever in that order. Is there more detailed explanation of this case?

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Here "whichever" means "any one". So choose the jacket that is warmest, whichever one that might be.

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It is not the same as "no matter which".

whichever = 任何

It really means: If that jacket is the warmest, then wear it. It's OK. Don't fuss about what it looks likes.

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This is the translation from my book for the sentence: 哪件外套最溫暖,你就應該穿哪件

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You should wear a jacket which will be the warmest (to you). No matter which jacket you're picking, choose the warmest one.

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