whither (archaic or poetic/literary) interrogative adverb
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
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
Old English hwider, from the Germanic base of which; compare with hither and thither