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

adv

Use the adverb whence as an old-fashioned way to say "from which" or "from where." If you found a hundred dollar bill on the ground, you might ask, "Whence did this money come?"

Not many people use the word whence these days — you're most likely to hear it in a Shakespeare play or if a speaker is trying to sound especially formal. Many people say, "from whence," as in "Throw that fish back in the sea from whence it came," although strictly speaking the "from" is unnecessary. Instead, a dinner party guest could ask, "Whence came this delicious fish?"

WORD FAMILY

whence

USAGE EXAMPLES

So sometimes the traveler is asked whence will come their succor.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 23, 2016)

The premise is that antlike insects from space have infested Washington’s cherry blossoms, whence they crawl into people’s ears and consume half their brains.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 10, 2016)

But Phelan knows he will need his fair share of luck to ensure they do not return from whence they came in May.

The Guardian(Oct 31, 2016)

adv from what place, source, or cause

单词	whence
释义	whence (once / 161 pages) adv Use the adverb whence as an old-fashioned way to say "from which" or "from where." If you found a hundred dollar bill on the ground, you might ask, "Whence did this money come?" Not many people use the word whence these days — you're most likely to hear it in a Shakespeare play or if a speaker is trying to sound especially formal. Many people say, "from whence," as in "Throw that fish back in the sea from whence it came," although strictly speaking the "from" is unnecessary. Instead, a dinner party guest could ask, "Whence came this delicious fish?" WORD FAMILY whence USAGE EXAMPLES So sometimes the traveler is asked whence will come their succor. Wall Street Journal(Nov 23, 2016) The premise is that antlike insects from space have infested Washington’s cherry blossoms, whence they crawl into people’s ears and consume half their brains. Wall Street Journal(Nov 10, 2016) But Phelan knows he will need his fair share of luck to ensure they do not return from whence they came in May. The Guardian(Oct 31, 2016) adv from what place, source, or cause
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