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单词 wherewithal
释义 where·with·al
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷wə̇ˌthȯl, -ˌthȯl, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: where (I) + withal
1. archaic : wherewith 1
 < take no thought, saying … wherewithal shall we be clothed — Mt 6:31 (Authorized Version) >
2. : out of or by means of which
 < the material wherewithal to have evolved this elegant creature, man — Weston La Barre >
II. pronoun
: wherewith
 < buying lots of old iron at sales, in the hope of finding therein wherewithal to patch up his dilapidated machines — Adrian Bell >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: wherewithal (II)
: means or resources for purchasing or doing something
 < must present to the courts the wherewithal to create a framework of liberty under law — Herbert Feinstein >
specifically : financial resources : money
 < had to keep raising his budget and rushing out to find more wherewithalNew Yorker >
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