thence

thence
(亦作 from thence)
adverb
  1. (formal)from a place or source previously mentioned
    (正式)从那里
    they intended to cycle on into France and thence home via Belgium.
    他们打算继续骑自行车进入法国,再从那里经比利时回国。
    ■as a consequence
    所以;因此
    studying maps to assess past latitudes and thence an indication of climate.
    研究地图来判定过去的纬度地区,由此了解气候状况。
语源
  1. Middle English thennes, from earlier thenne (from Old English thanon, of West Germanic origin) + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound)
用法
  1. The use of thence is similar to whence in that thence and from thence are both used to mean ‘from a place or source previously mentioned’. See also usage at whence
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