| 釋義 |
whereforead.
1. for what,why為什么。
△As.2.1. 56:“Whereforedo you look / Upon that poor and broken bankruptthere?”你們?yōu)槭裁匆仡^看那個(gè)貧苦落魄的窮光蛋？
△Ado.4.1.111(110):“Wherefore sink you down?”你為什么倒下去了？
△Mid.2.2.123: “Wherefore was I to thiskeen mockery born?”我為什么生來要受這樣尖刻的嘲笑呢？
△Rom.2.2.33: “O Romeo,Romeo,wherefore artthou Romeo?”啊，羅米歐，羅米歐，為什么你偏偏是羅米歐呢？
△Rom.2. 2. 62: “How camest thou hither,tell me,and wherefore?”你怎樣來到此地的，告訴我，并且為什么？
△Lr.2.4.113 (112): “Wherefore / Should he sithere?”他為什么坐在這里？
△R.III.4.4.476 (475):“Un-less for that he comes to be your liege,/You cannotguess wherefore the Welshman comes.” (Welshman:i.e. Richmond,who was the grandson of Owen Tu-dor,a Welshman,and Katherine of Valois,widow of Henry V. )除非為了他來做你的君王，你就猜不透這個(gè)威爾士為什么要來了。
2. for what cause為了什么原因。
△Oth.2.3. 291 (288):“I remember a mass of things,but nothing distinctly;a quarrel,but nothing wherefore.”我記得一大堆事情，可是全都模模糊糊；吵過一架，但不記得為了什么。
3. for which cause or reason,for which因此，為此。
△H.V.4.7.7: “Besides,they have burned and car-ried away all that was in the King's tent; whereforethe King,most worthily,hath caused every soldier tocut his prisoner's throat.”此外，他們還把國王帳篷里的一切東西又燒又搶；因此國王才非常公正地下令叫每個(gè)士兵殺死他的俘虜。
△H.V.5.2.1:“Peace to this meeting,whereforewe are met!”(wherefore: for concluding peace)但愿和平降臨這個(gè)會(huì)議，因?yàn)槲覀兙褪菫榱撕推蕉鴣頃?huì)談的！
△2H.VI.4.10.7(6): “Wherefore,on a brick wallhave I climbed into this garden,to see if I can eatgrass,or pick a sallet another while，”因此，我就從磚墻上爬進(jìn)這個(gè)園子里，看看能不能吃些青草，再不然停一會(huì)兒揀一棵生菜。
△H.VIII.2.4.51 (53):“Wherefore I humbly / Be-seech you,sir,to spare me，”因此我謙卑地懇求陛下對(duì)我寬容一些。 |