詞語：whence
whence是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
whence
[(h)wens]
n.
來處, 根源
adv.
從何處, 從哪裡
conj.
拒此
pron.
何處
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
whence
whence
AHD:[hwμns, wμns]
D.J.[hwens, wens]
K.K.[hwWns, wWns]
adv.（副詞）
(1)From where; from what place:
從何處；從哪裡：
Whence came this traveler?
這個旅行者從哪兒來?
(2)From what origin or source:
出於什麼原因或來源：
Whence comes this splendid feast?
何以舉辦如此豪華的宴會?
conj.（連接詞）
(1)Out of which place; from or out of which.
從那個地方；從那裡
(2)By reason of which; from which:
據此，由此：
The dog was coal black from nose to tail, whence the name Shadow.
這隻狗從鼻尖到尾巴都像炭一般黑，據此就有了「黑影」這個名字
語源
(1)Middle English whennes
中古英語 whennes
(2)whenne [whence] from Old English hwanon * see k wo-
whenne [從何處] 源自 古英語 hwanon *參見 k wo-
(3)-es [genitive sing. suff.] * see -s 3
-es [屬格單數後綴] *參見 -s3
用法
(1)The construction from whence has been criticized as redundant since the 18th century. It is true that whence incorporates the sense of from :
詞組from whence 自18世紀以來便一直被批評為重複且與語義無增的詞。 確實whence 這個詞含有 from 之意：
a remote village, whence little news reached the wider world.
遙遠偏僻的村莊，幾乎沒有消息可傳到更廣闊的世界。
(2)But from whence has been used steadily by reputable writers since the 14th century, most notably in the King James Bible:
但自14世紀以來from whence 一詞一直被一些很有聲望的作家所使用， 在詹姆士王的《聖經》中最為著名：
「I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help」 (Psalms).
「我將抬起雙眼望向群山，從那裡我的救助將會到來」 （讚美詩）。
(3)It is difficult to label as incorrect a construction with such respectable antecedents. Still, it may be observed that whence (like thence ) is most often used nowadays to impart an archaic or highly formal tone to a passage, and that this effect is probably better realized if the archaic syntax of the word—without from —is preserved as well.
由於這樣一些值得尊敬的先人，故而將其歸類為一個不正確的結構就比較困難。不過，仍然可以注意到whence （如同 thence )在今天最常用來給一段文章賦予一種古體的或極其正式的語調， 並可以注意到如果該調整的古式構詞方式（即不帶有from 這個詞）亦同樣保留的話，該古體且高度正式的語調的效果則能更好地體現出來
現代英漢詞典
whence
[wens; (?@) hwens]
adv.
(1)從什麼地方
Whence come you?
你從什麼地方來？
(2)由此；從那裡
the bridge over the river Cam, whence came the name of the town of Cambridge
橋橫跨在劍河上，劍橋鎮由此得名
現代英漢綜合大辭典
whence
[(h)wens]
adv.
[書面語]
(1)[疑問副詞]從何處; 出於什麼原因
(2)[關係副詞]從哪裡, 由此
(3)[連接副詞]到...的地方
Whence did you come?
你從哪 兒來?
Let him return to the place whence he came.
讓他回到他所來的地方。
No one knows whence she came.
誰也不知道她從何處來。
詞性變化
whence
[(h)wens]
pron.
(1)[疑問代詞]何處
(2)[關係代詞]那裡
the source from whence it springs
這事發生的根源
From whence is he?
他是哪 裡人?
whence
[(h)wens]
n.
來處, 根源
He knows neither his whence nor his whither.
他不知道從哪裡來, 到哪裡去。
英文相關詞典
whence
whither
美國傳統詞典
whence
whence
AHD:[hwμns, wμns]
D.J.[hwens, wens]
K.K.[hwWns, wWns]
adv.
(1)From where; from what place:
Whence came this traveler?
(2)From what origin or source:
Whence comes this splendid feast?
conj.
(1)Out of which place; from or out of which.
(2)By reason of which; from which:
The dog was coal black from nose to tail, whence the name Shadow.
語源
(1)Middle English whennes
(2)whenne [whence] from Old English hwanon * see k wo-
(3)-es [genitive sing. suff.] * see -s 3
用法
(1)The construction from whence has been criticized as redundant since the 18th century. It is true that whence incorporates the sense of from :
a remote village, whence little news reached the wider world.
(2)But from whence has been used steadily by reputable writers since the 14th century, most notably in the King James Bible:
「I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help」 (Psalms).
(3)It is difficult to label as incorrect a construction with such respectable antecedents. Still, it may be observed that whence (like thence ) is most often used nowadays to impart an archaic or highly formal tone to a passage, and that this effect is probably better realized if the archaic syntax of the word—without from —is preserved as well.
英漢化學大詞典
whence
adv.出於什麼原因,從哪裡;那裡,何處
英漢計算機大詞典
whence
adv.出於什麼原因(從哪裡);那裡(何處)