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 say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
  我的百姓为何说，我们脱离约束，再不归向你了。
• I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
  对神说，不要定我有罪。要指示我，你为何与我争辩。
• Wherefore? because I love you not?
  为什么呢。是因我不爱你们吗。
• Wherefore I have also bared my thighs against thy face, and thy shame hath appeared.
  故此我也将你的衣边掀到你面上，使人见到你的羞耻。
• Wherefore, on every occasion a man should say: this comes from God;
  因此，每一刻人们都应该说：这来自于神；
• We ran out of kerosene, wherefore we used coal.
  煤油用完了，因此我们用煤。
• Wherefore, when I came, was there no man?
  我来的时候，为何无人等候呢？
• I know not wherefore it befell.
  我不知道为什么变成这个样子。
• Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight?
  你为什么藐视耶和华的命令，行他眼中看为恶的事呢。
• We are victorious, wherefore let us rejoice.
  我们胜利了，因此让我们尽情欢乐。