| 单词 | therefore |
| 释义 | therefore (once / 25 pages) adv The adverb therefore means as a result or consequence, or "for that reason." Cats and dogs tend to fight; therefore, keep your pets apart at night if you want to get some sleep. The adverb therefore is also used to introduce a conclusion that follows based on logic. You'll see this construction a lot in logic, math, and science, for example. Of course, sometimes the conclusions are false, as in this argument: "All fish live in water. A whale lives in water. Therefore, a whale is a fish." A whale is, in fact, a mammal. Therefore, the argument that a whale is a fish is wrong. WORD FAMILYtherefore: therefores USAGE EXAMPLESBecause metabolic activity is strongly dependent on tissue temperature, RMR will therefore fall even more. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) "Mitigation capabilities," says Jonathan Hunter, CEO of Department 13, "are therefore limited." Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) From the outset, therefore, self-interest rather than affection governed Israel’s attitude toward the United States. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) 1adv (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result therefore X must be true Syn hence, so, thence, thus 2adv as a consequence Syn consequently |
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