| 释义 |
whence/wens/ adv. & conj. formal [正式]●adv. from what place? 从何处 whence did they come? 他们从何处来？ ●conj. 1 to the place from which 到原来的地方 return whence you came 回到你原来的地方 2 (often prec. by 常前接 place etc.) from which 从那里；从那个；由此 the source whence these errors arise 这些错误出现的根源 3 and thence 因此；据此 whence it follows that 据此得出 [Middle English whannes, whennes, from whanne, whenne (from Old English hwanon(e) ‘whence’) + -S3]■ Usage 用法说明 The use of from whence rather than simply whence (as in the place from whence they came), though common, is generally considered incorrect. 使用 from whence 而不用 whence (如在 the place from whence they came 中)尽管常见，但一般认为这种用法是不正确的。 |