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therefore

英 ['ðeəfɔː] 美['ðɛrfɔr]

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近义词that reason hence accordingly for

adv. 因此；所以

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中文词源

therefore 因此，所以

来自古英语 thaerfore,为了，因为，因此，来自 there,那里，fore,为了，来自 for 在古英语的拼写变体。

英英释意

1. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result;: "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"

2. as a consequence;: "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"

英文词源

therefore (adv.): Old English þærfore; from there + fore, Old English and Middle English collateral form of for. Since c. 1800, therefor has been used in sense of "for that, by reason of that;" and therefore in sense of "in consequence of that." Similar formation in Dutch daarfoor, German dafür, Danish derfor.

同义词辨析

accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefore, thus

这些连接副词均有"因此，所以"之意。

accordingly：书面用词，强调根据某种原因而得出的结果，其前可用冒号或分号，但不用逗号。

consequently：正式用词，侧重符合逻辑的结果。

hence：较正式用词，指接下来的东西是理所当然的必需的东西，但强调其重要性。

so：用于比较随便的场合，口语中多用。

therefore：通常指引出一个推断出的必然结论。

thus：多用于书面语中，可与therefore换用。

考试真题

Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.

An elderly person who describes herself as in poor health, therefore, might be no less depressed in assisted -86 living ( ' , even if her children preferred it) than in a nursing home.

Sugar, alcohol and tobacco, economist Adam Smith once wrote, are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which have become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are, therefore, extremely popular subjects of taxation.

But technology has reduced transaction costs, making sharing assets cheaper and easier than ever—and therefore possible on a much larger scale.

Many policy measures to control obesity（肥胖症）assume that people consciously and rationally choose what and how much they eat and therefore focus on providing information and more access to healthier foods," note the two researchers.

An elderly person who describes herself as in poor health, therefore, might be no less depressed in assisted living even if her children preferred it than in a nursing home.

It is also more accurate— the rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives.

Therefore, these new findings should help airplane passengers to feel less vulnerable to catching respiratory infections while traveling by air.

Setting the right carbon price will therefore efficiently align the costs paid by carbon users with the true social opportunity cost of using carbon.

Therefore, team building may be necessary in order to improve the group’s performance.

Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the machine would remain slightly unpredictable and therefore interesting.

One could therefore present Napoleon in terms of his desire to impress or Churchill in terms of his lonely gloom.

People can shop more efficiently online and therefore don't need to go to as many stores to find what they want.

The bottom line here is the more fiber you eat, perhaps, a lower level of hormone in your body, and therefore, a lower lifetime risk of developing breast cancer.

The resulting steel appears to achieve a combination of strength and toughness that is comparable to that of modern steels that are very rich in alloy content and, therefore, very expensive.

Therefore, team building may be necessary in order to improve the group's performance.

We believe that the longer we tough it out, the tougher we are, and therefore the more successful we will be.

Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature.

Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap 间隙 with conversation.

Therefore, he painted the birds he observed a lot.

Therefore, it's a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you're in the daydream zone.

Therefore, there is the desire for their dorms to be replacement homes and not places to experience intellectual growth.

Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what Maybe implied is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing.

Therefore, while the division of categories holds in general, an individual's tendency may transfer any story from one kind of reading to another, or divide the experience between the two kinds of reward.

We are therefore not talking about adapting to a new standard, but to a constantly shifting set of conditions.

Allen‘s contribution was to take an assumption we all share-that because we are not robots we therefore control our thoughts-and reveal its erroneous nature.

His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those who may believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generation of the United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities.

Among other weaknesses, the measures cities must employ when left to tackle dirty air on their own are politically contentious, and therefore vulnerable.

Facebook, therefore, is a self-enhancer's paradise,where people can share only the most flattering photos, the cream of their wit, style, beauty, intellect and lifestyles.

Therefore, everyone needs to find their extra—their unique value contribution that makes them stand out in whatever is their field of employment.

实用场景例句

He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote.: 他只有17岁，因此没有投票选举的资格。

There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting.: 要讨论的问题还有很多。所以，我们将在下次会议上再讨论这项议题。

Muscle cells need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories...: 肌肉细胞需要很多能量，所以会燃烧大量卡路里。

Nothing was to prevent him now from becoming the richest, and therefore the happiest, man in the world.: 现在什么也阻挡不了他成为世上最富有因而也是最幸福的人。

Therefore need to select one of the best reverberation time.: 因此需要选择一个最佳混响时间.

Pilfering is therefore impossible.: 因此偷窃是不可能发生的.

Therefore, the utility model can prevent manometric liquid entering the bladder from being polluted.: 因此使进入到膀胱中的测压液体不被污染.

Therefore in the 1950's and 1960's, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system.: 因此,在五六十年代, 生育高峰冲击着陈旧而不完备的学校体系.

Therefore, in order to deal with international tax competition.: 因此, 要对待国际税收的竞争.

Therefore, in a sound, dry building there is no need to fear fungal attack.: 因此, 在完好、干燥的建筑物内无需害怕霉菌的腐蚀.

Therefore, lots of linguists have conducted a study of advertising language.: 所以, 许多语言学家对广告语言进行了研究.

He lost his health, and therefore his difficulties increased.: 他身体虚弱, 因此更增加了他的困难.

Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine.: 因此营救工人正在矿井北侧钻孔.

The Chinese Christians, therefore, practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.: 所以, 中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了.

It rained and therefore the football match was postponed.: 天下雨,足球赛因此而延期了.

No evidence has been found in the case so far and therefore it is probably a libelous suit.: 查无实据,恐怕是诬告.

He was busy, therefore, he couldn't come.: 他忙得很, 所以没有来.

He was a businessman , and therefore he always has an eye out for any opportunity to make money.: 他是商人, 总见钱眼开.

They therefore can do nothing good of themselves.: 所以他们靠自己是什么好事也做不成的.

He was ill, and therefore could not come.: 他病了, 所以未能来.

The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused.: 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所,因此没有资格再获得提供住房.

The lime water has turned cloudy, therefore carbon dioxide has been produced during the experiment.: 石灰水变得混浊了, 可见在实验中有二氧化碳生成了.

He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote.: 他只有17岁，因此没有投票选举的资格。

He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down.: 他已拿定主意：他不想令运动陷入困窘的境地，因此决心辞职。

The truth is that junk bonds were misnamed, and therefore misunderstood.: 事实上人们对垃圾债券的称谓有误，所以产生了误解。

The stewards' badges are made so they do not unstick from a car and therefore cannot be passed around.: 为乘务员制作了徽章，这样它们就不会从车厢上脱落下来，也不会被传来传去。

Most voters care more about jobs and therefore the Government can write off voters motivated by environmental issues.: 大多数选民更在乎工作，因此政府可以不必在意那些关注环境问题的选民。

She is a professional economist and therefore schooled in the arguments against that sort of state intervention.: 她是个专业经济学家，因此在驳斥类似国家干预行为方面经验丰富。

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