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thence

UK //ðens//US //ðens//

词源

源自中古英语 'thennes',古英语 'þanon',意为 '从那里'。

adverb

❶ 从那里或那时起,表示从一个地点或时间点开始的动作或状态。常用于正式或书面语境中。

“He traveled to Paris and thence to Rome.”

(他去了巴黎,然后从那里去了罗马。)

“The river flows through the valley and thence into the sea.”

(河流穿过山谷,然后从那里流入大海。)

❶ 因此,表示因果关系,常用于正式或书面表达中。

“He was found guilty, and thence sentenced to prison.”

(他被判有罪,因此被判处监禁。)

“The evidence was insufficient, and thence the case was dismissed.”

(证据不足,因此案件被驳回。)

同义词:therefrom, hence, therefore

常见短语

from thence — 从那里起,表示从一个地点或时间点开始的动作或状态,常用于正式语境。

“He left the village and from thence journeyed to the city.”

(他离开了村庄,从那里出发去了城市。)