| 单词 | whence |
| 释义 | whence adv. & conj. formal --adv from what place? (whence did they come?). --conj 1. to the place from which (return whence you came). 2. (often prec. by place etc.) from which (the source whence these errors arise). 3. and thence (whence it follows that). Usage Use of from whence as in the place from whence they came, though common, is generally considered incorrect. Etymology: ME whannes, whennes f. whanne, whenne f. OE hwanon(e) whence, formed as WHEN + -S(3): cf. THENCE |
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