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Word of the Day：July 30, 2021

wherefore

所以；為什麼

adverb WAIR-for

Definition

1 : for what reason or purpose : why

出於什麼原因或目的：為什麼

2 : therefore

因此

Examples

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" — William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 1594-95

哦，羅密歐，羅密歐，你為什麼是羅密歐？

"According to The Blast, the legal filing said 'Wherefore, Petitioner requests an order of this court that the conservatorship of the person of Britney Jean Spears, the conservatee, be terminated.'" — Justin Enriquez, ­The Daily Mail (US), 18 June 2021

根據 The Blast 的說法，該法律文件聲明，「所以，請願人要求本法院下令終止對受監管人布蘭妮·簡·斯皮爾斯 (Britney Jean Spears) 的監管。

Did You Know?

In early English, a number of new words were formed by combining where with a preposition. In such words, where had the meaning of "what" or "which"—hence, wherein ("in what"), whereon ("on what"), and wherefore ("for what"). Although wherefore as an adverb is rarely used today, the noun form, meaning "an answer or statement giving an explanation," survives in the phrase "the whys and wherefores."

在早期的英語中，許多新詞是由 where 和介詞組合而成的。 在這樣的詞中，where 具有「what」或「which」的含義——因此，wherein（「in what「在什麼」中」）、whereon（on what「「在什麼」上」）和wherefore（「for what「為了什麼」」）。 儘管wherefore在現在很少用作副詞的形式，意思是「an answer or statement giving an explanation「給出解釋的答案或陳述」」，但仍然存在於「the whys and wherefores「為什麼和為什麼」」這個短語中。

Quiz

Early figurative use of wild-goose chase is found in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Who in the play says this line: "Nay, if our wits run the wild-goose chase, I am done; for thou hast more of the wild goose in one of thy wits ... than I have in my whole five"?

答案：Mercutio