英语词汇“why”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	why
释义	why I. \(\|)(h)wī\ adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwȳ, hwī; akin to Old Norse hvī why; both from a prehistoric North Germanic-West Germanic instrumental case form of the pronoun represented by Old English hwæt what — more at what 1. : for what cause, reason, or purpose : on what account : to what end : wherefore — used to introduce a question in direct or indirect discourse < why must you make difficulties > < asked why the work had been stopped > 2. a. : for which : on account of which — used chiefly with reason to introduce a relative clause < the reason why his conclusion seemed plausible — R.J.Butler > b. : for what reason or cause : on account of what — used without an expressed antecedent to introduce a relative clause < I don't know why he left town > • - for why II. \ˈhwī also ˈwī\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from why, adverb 1. : the reason or cause of something < a surging symphonic commentary on the why of man's being — William Peden > < statistical studies solve the problems of where and when; for the hows and whys we must generally use other techniques — G.W.Brainerd > 2. : a baffling problem : enigma < all the great whys of life — H.G.Wells > III. \ˈwī also ˈhwī\ interjection Etymology: why (I) — used to indicate a pause or the resumption after a pause in expression < if America splits the infinitive, why, the infinitive is split, and no rule will mend it — A.L.Guérard >
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