whence
whence 英 [wens] 美 [hwɛns, wɛns]
n. 根源 adv. 从何处 pron. 何处
- Use the adverb whence as an old-fashioned way to say "from which" or "from where." If you found a hundred dollar bill on the ground, you might ask, "Whence did this money come?"
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- n. 根源
- adv. 从何处
- pron. 何处
- conj. 由此
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1. The next wish of this traveller will be to know whence came all these people?
这位旅行者的下一个愿望便是要知道这些人是从何处来的?
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2. whence his interest in the theater, in the show, where so many fates are offered him, where he can accept the poetry without feeling the sorrow.
于是，他对戏剧表演产生了兴趣，因为后者向他展现了那么多不同的命运。 由此，他不用感到悲伤就能够体会到诗韵。
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3. We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
神对摩西说话，是我们知道的。 只是这个人，我们不知道他从那里来。
- whence (adv., conj.) early 13c., whennes, with adverbial genitive -s, from Old English hwanone, related to hwænne (see when). Spelling with -ce (1520s) reflects the voiceless pronunciation.
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