wherefore

英 [ˈweəfɔː(r)] 美 [ˈwerfɔːr]

n.  原因;理由
conj.  因此
adv.  为什么(疑问副词);为此(关系副词)

复数:wherefores

BNC.34108 / COCA.30854



双语例句

  1. Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
    约伯阿,请听我的话,留心听我一切的言语。
  2. I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
    对神说,不要定我有罪。要指示我,你为何与我争辩。
  3. Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
    所以我求你们,不要因我为你们所受的患难丧胆。这原是你们的荣耀。
  4. Wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
    我的百姓为何说,我们脱离约束,再不归向你了。
  5. And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words?
    他们回答说,我主为什么说这样的话呢。
  6. Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee?
    他就说,你知道我为何来见你吗。
  7. Wherefore? because I love you not?
    为什么呢。是因我不爱你们吗。
  8. Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
    耶和华说、你们为何与我争辩呢.你们都违背了我。
  9. Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not?
    他们说,我们禁食,你为何不看见呢。
  10. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel?
    7天使对我说:你为甚么希奇呢?
  11. But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again?
    孩子死了,我何必禁食,我岂能使他返回呢。
  12. Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight?
    你为什么藐视耶和华的命令,行他眼中看为恶的事呢。
  13. And wherefore should it not bring you peace?
    为什么还不能给你带来平静呢?
  14. Dost thou know, child, wherefore thy mother wears this letter?
    孩子,你知道你妈妈为什么要戴这个字母吗?
  15. Sophia! Wherefore art thou, my sweet Sophia?
    索菲亚!汝为何而来我亲爱的索菲亚?
  16. Wherefore I must ever lament.
    我因此必须永恒地哀悼。
  17. Wherefore, on every occasion a man should say: this comes from God;
    因此,每一刻人们都应该说:这来自于神;
  18. Wherefore they say, is Saul also among the prophets?
    因此有句俗语说,扫罗也列在先知中吗。
  19. And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me?
    你若心里说,这一切事为何临到我呢。
  20. Wherefore, he said unto him: Behold thou art a robber, and I will slay thee.
    他对祂说:看哪,你的艺术强盗,我会斩你。
  21. And he said: Dost thou know wherefore I am come to thee?
    他于是说:「你知道我为什麽到你这里来?
  22. That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day.
    为使你的信赖全托于上主,我今日特将道路指示给你。
  23. Wherefore I have also bared my thighs against thy face, and thy shame hath appeared.
    故此我也将你的衣边掀到你面上,使人见到你的羞耻。
  24. Wherefore, when I came, was there no man?
    我来的时候,为何无人等候呢?
  25. Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.
    你们竟离弃我,事奉别神。所以我不再救你们了。
  26. Wherefore art the flowers and chocolate you're supposed to send me on valentine's day?
    你要在情人节送给我的鲜花和巧克力踪影何在?
  27. I know not wherefore it befell.
    我不知道为什么变成这个样子。
  28. We ran out of kerosene, wherefore we used coal.
    煤油用完了,因此我们用煤。
  29. We are victorious, wherefore let us rejoice.
    我们胜利了,因此让我们尽情欢乐。
  30. And wherefore say not I that I am old?
    我又为什么不肯说我不年轻?

习惯用语

n.

    the whys and (the) wherefores

  • 理由;原因;缘故
    the reasons for sth
    1. I had no intention of going into the whys and the wherefores of the situation.
      我无意深入调查这一情况的来龙去脉。

英英释义

noun

  1. the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

      Synonym:    why