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therefor

UK //ðeəˈfɔː//US //ðerˈfɔːr//

词源

源自中古英语 'therfor',由 'there'(那里)和 'for'(为了)组合而成,最初用于指代前文提到的事物或原因。

adverb

❶ 表示‘为此’或‘因此’,用于正式场合或法律文件中,指代前文提到的事物或原因。

“He received payment and gave a receipt therefor.”

(他收到了付款并为此开具了收据。)

“The contract specifies the terms and the penalties therefor.”

(合同规定了条款及相应的处罚。)

同义词:therefore, consequently, accordingly

常见短语

and therefor — 用于法律或正式文件中,连接前因后果,表示‘因此’或‘为此’。

“The defendant failed to appear, and therefor the court issued a warrant.”

(被告未能出庭,因此法院发出了逮捕令。)