"wherefore" 怎么发音
word
wɛɹˈfɔɹ
wair-FOR
wˈeəfɔː
WAIR-faw
释义
An old-fashioned or literary word meaning 'why' or 'for what reason.' Most famously used in Shakespeare's phrase 'Wherefore art thou Romeo?' meaning 'Why are you Romeo?'.
IPA 音标
美式英语
wɛɹˈfɔɹ
英式英语
wˈeəfɔː
简化发音
美式
wair-FOR
英式
WAIR-faw
语境中听
Wherefore are you upset?
He asked wherefore she had left early.
The reason and the wherefore were unclear.
'Wherefore art thou Romeo?' she whispered, quoting Shakespeare.