(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
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
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