wherefore
英 [ˈweəfɔ:(r)] 美 [ˈwerfɔ(r)]

adv.& conj.

为什么；为此，因此；

n.

原因，理由；

变形

复数：wherefores

英英释义

wherefore[ 'hwεəfɔ: ]

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

  同义词：why

双语例句

用作副词(adv.)

1. Wherefore did you go?
   你为什么去?

用作连词(conj.)

1. We are victorious, wherefore let us rejoice.
   我们胜利了，因此我们尽情欢乐。
2. He was angry, wherefore I left him alone.
   他生气了，所以我就不理会他了。

用作名词(n.)

1. Every why has a wherefore.
   凡事皆有因。
2. Never mind the why and wherefore.
   不要追根究底。

权威例句

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