- Hence means "for this reason," or "therefore." One Hollywood starlet is a huge fan of tiny dogs, hence the Pomeranian puppy peeking out of her purse.
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- adv. 因此；今后
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1. A year hence it will be forgotten.
今后将被遗忘的一年
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2. Hence the play.
因而就有了这出戏。
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3. It's handmade and hence expensive.
这是手工做的, 因此很贵。
- hence (adv.) "(away) from here," late 13c., hennes, with adverbial genitive -s + Old English heonan "away, hence," from West Germanic *hin- (source also of Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan, German hinnen), from PIE *ki-, variant of root *ko- "this," the stem of the demonstrative pronoun (see here).
hence ★ AWL / hens ; NAmE hens / adverb ( formal) for this reason 因此；由此 ◆ We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry. 我们怀疑他们在企图隐瞒什么事，因此有必要进行独立调查。 ☞language bank at therefore IDIOM … days, weeks, etc. ˈhence ( formal) a number of days, etc. from now （从现在开始）…天、星期等之后 ◆ The true consequences will only be known several years hence. 真正的后果只有在几年之后才能知道。 hence / hens ; NAmE hens /
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