whither

whither
(archaic or poeticliterary)
interrogative adverb
  1. to what place or state
    (古,诗/文)往何处,去哪里;怎样的情况,在何种程度上
    whither are we bound?.
    我们要去哪。
    they asked people whither they would emigrate.
    他们问人们移居何处。
    ■what is the likely future of
    …的前景如何
    whither modern architecture?.
    现代建筑艺术的前景如何?。
relative adverb
  1. to which (with reference to a place)
    往那儿,去那里
    the barbecue had been set up by the lake, whither Matthew and Sara were conducted.
    烧烤已在湖边开始,马修和萨莉被带往那里。
    ■to whatever place; wherever
    无论往何处,无论哪里
    we could drive whither we pleased.
    我们可以把车开到任何我们想去的地方。
语源
  1. Old English hwider, from the Germanic base of which; compare with hither and thither
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