whence

US [hwens]
UK [wens]
  • pron.哪里；…的那里
  • adv.从哪里；从何处
  • n.根源；来源
  • Web来处；从那里；从哪里来

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whence
adv.
1.
从何处；从哪里from where
They returned whence they had come.
他们从哪里来又回到哪里去了。

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1.
and then the two passed round to the rose trees, whence he gathered blossoms and gave her to put in her bosom.
然后，他们两个人就转到玫瑰那儿，他摘了一些玫瑰花朵，递给苔丝，让她戴在胸前。
rán hòu , tā men liǎng gè rén jiù zhuǎn dào méi guī nà er , tā zhāi le yì xiē méi guī huā duǒ , dì gěi tái sī , ràng tā dài zài xiōng qián 。
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2.
From whence he came we did not know, but into the battle he rode, on a brilliant steed of pallid white.
他从哪里来，我们一无所知，但他骑着苍白色的坐骑进入战场。
tā cóng nǎ lǐ lái , wǒ men yì wú suǒ zhī , dàn tā qí zhe cāng bái sè de zuò qí jìn rù zhàn chǎng 。
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3.
The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
那人回答说，他开了我的眼睛，你们竟不知道他从那里来，这真是奇怪。
nà rén huí dá shuō , tā kāi le wǒ de yǎn jing , nǐ men jìng bù zhī dào tā cóng nà li lái , zhè zhēn shì qí guài 。
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4.
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
对她说，撒莱的使女夏甲，你从哪里来，要往哪里去。夏甲说，我从我的主母撒莱面前逃出来。
duì tā shuō , sā lái de shǐ nǚ xià jiǎ , nǐ cóng nǎ lǐ lái , yào wǎng nǎ lǐ qù 。 xià jiǎ shuō , wǒ cóng wǒ de zhǔ mǔ sā lái miàn qián táo chū lái 。
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5.
when the party broke up , lydia returned with mrs . forster to merton , from whence they were to set out early the next morning.
他们分手以后，丽迪雅便跟弗斯脱太太回到麦里屯去，他们打算明天一早从那儿动身。
tā men fēn shǒu yǐ hòu , lì dí yǎ biàn gēn fú sī tuō tài tài huí dào mài lǐ tún qù , tā men dǎ suàn míng tiān yì zǎo cóng nà er dòng shēn 。
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6.
Perchance the poor quality of the material whence woman comes is responsible for her inferiority.
也许女人生来的劣质归因于她的自卑。
yě xǔ nǚ rén shēng lái de liè zhì guī yīn yú tā de zì bēi 。
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7.
The reputation which the world bestows is like the wind, that shifts now here now there, its name changed with the quarter whence it blows.
尘世的称颂只是一阵风，一时吹到东，一时吹到西，改变了方向就改变了名字。
chén shì de chēng sòng zhǐ shì yī zhèn fēng , yì shí chuī dào dōng , yì shí chuī dào xī , gǎi biàn le fāng xiàng jiù gǎi biàn le míng zì 。
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8.
He would suddenly fall into a profound meditation, whence he only emerged to write a few lines on the pages of the volume itself.
他会忽然堕入深远的思考，想完以后，立即在原书中写上几行。
tā huì hū rán duò rù shēn yuǎn de sī kǎo , xiǎng wán yǐ hòu , lì jí zài yuán shū zhōng xiě shàng jǐ háng 。
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9.
3And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.
3大卫问他说：你从那里来？他说：我从以色列的营里逃来。
sān dà wèi wèn tā shuō : nǐ cóng nà li lái ? tā shuō : wǒ cóng yǐ sè liè de yíng lǐ táo lái 。
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10.
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
他们若想念所离开的家乡，还有可以回去的机会。
tā men ruò xiǎng niàn suǒ lí kāi de jiā xiāng , hái yǒu kě yǐ huí qù de jī huì 。
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