whence

英[wens]
美[wens]

意思解释

adv. 从何处,从那里;(到)…的地方;出于什么原因
n. 来源,来处,根源
pron. 哪里,何处
conj. 从那个地方;由此,据此

中文词源

whence 从何处,从哪里

when,来自其原始含义之一,哪里,词源同where,何处,哪里,-ce,属格后缀。

用法例句

What , without asking , hither hurried whence ?
何物不请至,何处匆匆抵?
Of course we cannot tell exactly from whence pythagoras and plato got these ideas .
当然,我们不能正确地说出毕达哥拉斯和柏拉图是从那里获得了这些想法。
From hence we went to other islands , and at last , having touched at several trading towns of the continent , we landed at bussorah , from whence I proceeded to bagdad .
从这里我们去了另外的岛,最后,还到达了几个大陆的贸易城,我们在巴索拉登陆,从那里我回到了巴格达。