hence 因此,由此hen-,这里,词源同here,hither,-ce,副词后缀。即就此分开,离开,引申词义因此,由此。
- hence (adv.)
- late 13c., hennes, from Old English heonan "away, hence," from West Germanic *hin- (see Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan, German hinnen); related to Old English her "here" (see here). With adverbial genitive -s. The modern spelling (mid-15c.) is phonetic, to retain the breathy -s- (see twice, pence). Original sense is "away from here;" of time, from late 14c.; meaning "from this (fact or circumstance)" first recorded 1580s. Wyclif (1382) uses hennys & þennys for "from here and there, on both sides."
- 1. Everyone wanted to bowl, hence everyone wanted to open a bowling alley.
- 大家都想玩保龄球,因此大家都想开保龄球馆。
- 2. Whatever is hidden is harmful (hence revelation equals security).
- 任何隐藏的东西都是有害的(所以披露就等于安全)。
- 3. We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry.
- 我们怀疑他们在企图隐瞒什么事,因此有必要进行独立调查。
- 4. The sports meet will be held three days hence.
- 运动会在三天后举行.
- 5. It's handmade and hence expensive.
- 这是手工做的,因此很贵.