wherefore

英 [ˈweəfɔː(r)]

美 [ˈwerfɔːr]

n.  原因；理由
conj.  因此
adv.  为什么（疑问副词）；为此（关系副词）

复数：wherefores　

BNC.34108 / COCA.30854

习惯用语

n.

the whys and (the) wherefores
• 理由；原因；缘故
  the reasons for sth
• I had no intention of going into the whys and the wherefores of the situation.
  我无意深入调查这一情况的来龙去脉。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
  耶和华说、你们为何与我争辩呢.你们都违背了我。
• Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.
  你们竟离弃我，事奉别神。所以我不再救你们了。
• And wherefore say not I that I am old?
  我又为什么不肯说我不年轻？
• Wherefore they say, is Saul also among the prophets?
  因此有句俗语说，扫罗也列在先知中吗。
• And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words?
  他们回答说，我主为什么说这样的话呢。
• Dost thou know, child, wherefore thy mother wears this letter?
  孩子，你知道你妈妈为什么要戴这个字母吗？
• Sophia! Wherefore art thou, my sweet Sophia?
  索菲亚！汝为何而来我亲爱的索菲亚？
• We ran out of kerosene, wherefore we used coal.
  煤油用完了，因此我们用煤。
• That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day.
  为使你的信赖全托于上主，我今日特将道路指示给你。
• Wherefore, when I came, was there no man?
  我来的时候，为何无人等候呢？