whence

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adv. 从何处, 出于什么原因, 从哪个 n. 来处, 根源

发音

US /ʍɛns/
AU /ʍɛns/

释义与例句

adv.
  1. 1.

    From where; from which place or source.

    何处

    古体 正式 文学

    Whence came I?

    "Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.

    Go to whence you came!

    That envy whence comes hate.

conj.
  1. 1.

    Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence

    文学 诗歌

    The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.

    I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are.

词源

From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.

来源：wiktionary