英语词汇“whence”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	whence
释义	whence I. \ˈhwen(t)s also ˈwe-\ adverb Etymology: Middle English whennes, whannes, from whenne, whanne whence (from Old English hwanon, hwanone) + -s, gen. singular noun ending functioning adverbially; akin to Old Saxon hwanan whence, Old High German hwanān, hwanana whence, Old English hwā who — more at who, -s 1. a. : from what place < are the pigments imported and, if so, whence — Notes & Queries on Anthropology > — often used with from < asks from whence these lines come — New York Times Book Review > b. : from what source, origin, antecedent, or cause < whence do these questionings well up — S.C.Pepper > — often used with from < from whence could this possibility issue — F.S.Haserot > 2. : from or out of which place, source or cause < a native of Europe, whence it was introduced into many parts of the world — Jane Nickerson > < sketches the lawless society whence the ballads sprang — DeLancey Ferguson > — often used with from 3. : upon which ground : by reason of or in consequence of which fact or circumstance : wherefore < came a whacking header onto my arms and nose and nothing broke — whence I infer that my bones are not yet chalky — O.W.Holmes †1935 > II. noun (-s) : a place or source from which someone or something springs : antecedent < deals only with the momentary what, neglecting the whence — J.P.M.Somerville >
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