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therefore

UK //ˈðeəfɔː(r)//US //ˈðerfɔːr//

词源

来自中古英语 'therfore',由 'there'(那里)和 'fore'(为了)组成,原意为 '为了那个原因'。

adverb

❶ 因此,所以。用于表示前面所述内容导致的结果或结论,常见于正式写作或逻辑推理中。

“He was late, therefore he missed the meeting.”

(他迟到了,因此错过了会议。)

“The weather was bad; therefore, the game was canceled.”

(天气很糟糕,所以比赛取消了。)

同义词:consequently, thus, hence

常见短语

and therefore — 并且因此,用于进一步加强前后句子的因果关系。

“She was tired, and therefore she went to bed early.”

(她很累,并且因此早早上床睡觉了。)