单词 | thence |
释义 | thence (ðens ) 1. adverb [oft ADV before v] Thence means from a particular place, especially when you are giving directions about how to get somewhere. [formal, old-fashioned] I ran straight up to Columbia County, then turned East, came down the Harlem Valley and thence home. The mosaics were sent to Munich, and thence to Geneva. 2. adverb [oft ADV before v] Thence is used to say that something changes from one state or condition to another. [formal, old-fashioned] ...the conversion of sunlight into heat and thence into electricity. |
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