whereupon

whereupon

[.wɛərə'pɔn]

conj.因此, 于是

例句与用法:

The landlady was sent out for a two-hour walk with the dog, no matter what the weather; whereupon the niece and the respectable looking middle-aged man promptly went upstairs. He was as regular as clockwork.

无论天气如何,房东太太要带狗出去散步两个小时,这时那侄女便和一个看上去很体面的中年男人上了楼。那人每天也真够准时的。

One of the man insulted another, whereupon a fight broke out.

其中一个男人侮辱了另一个男人,于是他们就打了起来。


ad.【书】

1. 在那上面; 据此

We have a constitution whereupon the country runs its government.

我们有一部国家赖以施政的宪法。

2. 因此, 于是; 随之

They got into a quarrel, whereupon she left him.

他们吵了一架, 之后她就离开了他。


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