单词 | whence |
释义 | Word Frequency whence(wɛns) archaic or formal adverb 1. from what place, cause, or origin ? pronoun ▶ USAGE The expression from whence should be avoided, since whence already means from which place: the tradition whence (not from whence) such ideas flowed2. (subordinating) from what place, cause, or origin Word origin C13 whannes, adverbial genitive of Old English hwanon; related to Old Frisian hwana, Old High German hwanan |
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