wherefore

wherefore

[wɛə'fɔ:]

adv.为什么
conj.因此, 所以
n.原因, 理由

例句与用法：

He was angry, wherefore I left him alone.

他生气了，所以我就不理会他了。

Every why has a wherefore.

凡事皆有因。

Wherefore are you, my beloved?

你怎么啦，我的宝贝？

He was angry, wherefore I was afraid.

他在生气，所以我害怕。

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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