释义 |
for·why I. \fȯrˈ(h)wī, fȯ(ə)ˈ-\ adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English for hwī, for hwȳ, from for (I) + hwī, hwȳ, instr. of hwæt what — more at what chiefly dialect : why, wherefore II. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, from forwhy, adverb archaic : because, for, since |