wherefore 详细解释

wherefore

[wɛə'fɔ:]

adv.为什么
conj.因此, 所以
n.原因, 理由

ad.【古】

1. (疑问副词)为什么

Wherefore did you go?

你为什么去?

2. (关系副词)为此

conj.

因此

We ran out of kerosene, wherefore we used coal.

煤油用完了, 因此我们用煤。

n.

原因, 理由[the P]

the whys and wherefores

理由, 原因

词形变化

名词复数：wherefores

词义辨析

同义参见:

determination  

英英释义

名词 wherefore:

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

同义词：why

补充

whereforewherefore英:[ˈhwɛəfɔ:] 美:[ˈhwɛrˌfɔr, -ˌfor, ˈwɛr-]adv.&conj.1.为什么Wherefore did you go there?你为什么去那儿?2.为此, 因此He was angry, wherefore I was afraid to ask him.他发火了, 所以我不敢去问他。

例句

1. the reason wherefore we have met我们相遇的原因 2. We are victorious, wherefore let us rejoice.我们胜利了，因此我们尽情欢乐。 3. she took an ill turn, but wherefore I cannot say.她时运不佳，但是为何我说不准。 4. [as conjunction]truly he cared for me, wherefore I title him with all respect.他真的关心我，因此我对他也尊敬之至。 5. "“wherefore art thou Romeo?” [=why are you Romeo?]Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (1594-95)莎士比亚，《罗密欧与朱丽叶》（1594~1595）"“为什么是你罗密欧？”

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