wherewithal 英 ['weəwɪðɔːl]   美 ['wɛrwɪ'ðɔl]

wherewithal

wherewithal  英 ['weəwɪðɔːl] 美 ['wɛrwɪ'ðɔl]

n. 必要的资金(或手段)  adv. 用什么  conj. 用以(等于wherewith) 

名词复数:wherewithals 

Men would not have had the information or wherewithal to build computers, to fly to the moon, or write and despatch editorials like this one. 人类将不会获得知识和必要的资金来制造计算机,去飞往月球,或者写作和发表像本文这样的社论。
Furthermore, the United States simply does not have the resources or the wherewithal to police a continent as vast and troubled as Africa; nor do its European allies. 此外,美国现在根本没有资源和资金来为一个像非洲这么大和复杂的大陆充当警察。 欧洲的盟友们也不可能做到这一点。

  • If you have the wherewithal to do something, it means you've got what you need to make it happen.
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  • n. 必要的资金(或手段)
  • adv. 用什么
  • conj. 用以(等于wherewith)
  • 1. Men would not have had the information or wherewithal to build computers, to fly to the moon, or write and despatch editorials like this one.

    人类将不会获得知识和必要的资金来制造计算机,去飞往月球,或者写作和发表像本文这样的社论。

  • 2. Furthermore, the United States simply does not have the resources or the wherewithal to police a continent as vast and troubled as Africa; nor do its European allies.

    此外,美国现在根本没有资源和资金来为一个像非洲这么大和复杂的大陆充当警察。 欧洲的盟友们也不可能做到这一点。

  • wherewithal (adv.) "means by which," 1530s, from where + withal. The noun is first recorded 1809.
the where·withal / ˈweəwɪðɔːl ; NAmE ˈwerwɪðɔːl / noun [singular ] wherewithal(to do sth) the money, things or skill that you need in order to be able to do sth (做某事的)所需资金,必要的设备,所需技术 They lacked the wherewithal to pay for the repairs. 他们缺少维修费。 where·withal / ˈweəwɪðɔːl ; NAmE ˈwerwɪðɔːl /
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