"whys" in Chinese (Traditional)
原因(為什麼)
Definition
“why”的複數形式;指一件事情的所有理由或解釋,常用於泛指或抽象討論。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
屬於正式用語,多見於書面語。短語 'the whys and wherefores' 指所有原因與理由。在口語中極少出現。
Examples
The teacher explained the whys of the experiment.
老師解釋了實驗的所有**原因**。
She did not understand the whys of his decision.
她不明白他做這個決定的**原因**。
We discussed the whys and hows of the new plan.
我們討論了新計劃的**原因**和方式。
You can't just tell me what to do without explaining the whys behind it.
你不能只告訴我該怎麼做,而不解釋背後的**原因**。
She always wants to know the whys and wherefores of everything.
她總是想知道所有事情的**原因**和理由。
After all these years, I'm still searching for the whys of what happened.
這麼多年過去了,我仍在尋找當時事情的**原因**。