wherefore

英 [ˈweəfɔː(r)]

美 [ˈwerfɔːr]

n.  原因；理由
conj.  因此
adv.  为什么（疑问副词）；为此（关系副词）

复数：wherefores　

BNC.34108 / COCA.30854

习惯用语

the whys and (the) wherefores

理由；原因；缘故
the reasons for sth
I had no intention of going into the whys and the wherefores of the situation.
我无意深入调查这一情况的来龙去脉。

noun

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
Synonym:why

And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel?
7天使对我说：你为甚么希奇呢？
Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.
你们竟离弃我，事奉别神。所以我不再救你们了。
And he said: Dost thou know wherefore I am come to thee?
他于是说：「你知道我为什麽到你这里来？
Wherefore, he said unto him: Behold thou art a robber, and I will slay thee.
他对祂说：看哪，你的艺术强盗，我会斩你。
That thy trust may be in the Lord, wherefore I have also shewn it to thee this day.
为使你的信赖全托于上主，我今日特将道路指示给你。
We are victorious, wherefore let us rejoice.
我们胜利了，因此让我们尽情欢乐。
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
约伯阿，请听我的话，留心听我一切的言语。
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words?
他们回答说，我主为什么说这样的话呢。
Dost thou know, child, wherefore thy mother wears this letter?
孩子，你知道你妈妈为什么要戴这个字母吗？
Wherefore, on every occasion a man should say: this comes from God;
因此，每一刻人们都应该说：这来自于神；