| 釋義 |
wheretoad.
1. to what end,to what 為什么目的，為了什么。
△Ham.3.3.46:“Whereto serves mercy / But to confront thevisage of offence?”上天慈悲如果不是用來(lái)照臨罪惡的臉面，又有什么用處呢？
2. to which 到哪里。
△ Rom.1.2.20: “This night Ihold an old accustomed feast,/ Whereto I have invited many a guest.”今天晚上，我要按照舊例，舉行一次宴會(huì)，邀請(qǐng)了許多客人。
△Mac.1.7.62: “Whereto the rather shall his day’s hard journey / Soundly invite him.” 他白天辛苦趕路自然更會(huì)邀他熟睡的。
3. to which 對(duì)之，與其。
△Tw.1.2.18 (20): “Wheretothy speech serves for authority.”你所說(shuō)的話更可對(duì)之做個(gè)佐證。
△Ham.4.2.6: “Compounded it with dust,whereto ’tis kin. ”i.e. to which it is related. (Prayerin the burial service:“Dust to dust,earth to earth,ashes to ashes.”) 跟泥土攙到一起了，它和泥土本來(lái)是一家。
△ Lr.2.4.107 (106): “Infirmity doth still neglect alloffice / Whereto our health is bound；”疾病常使我們疏忽了在健康時(shí)應(yīng)盡的責(zé)任。
△Lr.5.3.142 (141):“wheretoI speak,/ Thou liest.” i. e. to which; to your heart,Ispeak now,you lie. 我對(duì)它說(shuō)的這話：你撒謊。 |