释义 |
whenceness rare.|ˈhwɛnsnɪs| [f. whence adv., conj. (n.) + -ness.] The place or source from which something comes or arises; place of origin.
1922Joyce Ulysses 388 All is hidden when we would backward see from what region of remoteness the whatness of our whoness hath fetched his whenceness. 1980Dædalus Spring 248 Given the group's oblique disposition, the ‘whenceness’ of this saved soul seems unmistakable. |