• adv. 因此；所以

來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) thaerfore,為了，因?yàn)?，因此，?lái)自 there,那里，fore,為了，來(lái)自 for 在古英語(yǔ)的 拼寫變體。

therefore (adv.)

Old English t?rfore; 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.

1. The truth is that junk bonds were misnamed, and therefore misunderstood.

事實(shí)上人們對(duì)垃圾債券的稱謂有誤，所以產(chǎn)生了誤解。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. They had seen him trawling and therefore knew that there were fish.

他們?cè)娺^(guò)他用拖網(wǎng)捕魚，因此知道那里有魚。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.--James Allen

人們總是渴望改善周遭環(huán)境，但是卻不愿意改善自己，因此總停留在原地，無(wú)法進(jìn)步。

來(lái)自金山詞霸 每日一句

4. He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote.

他只有17歲，因此沒有投票選舉的資格。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. He lost his health, and therefore his difficulties increased.

他身體虛弱, 因此更增加了他的困難.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》