Word · Frequency #11733
thence
从那里；从那个地方
from that place or from there
- 1.
from that place or from there
从那里；自那处
- 2.
from that circumstance or source; - W.V.Quine
从该情况或来源；因此
- 3.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
因此,所以
由此；从那个来源；因此；所以；从那里；自那处；从该情况或来源；因此；因此,所以
In use
We took the train to Paris and thence to Lyon.
The ancient coins were discovered in the tomb, and thence we learned about the trade routes.
The storm destroyed the bridge; thence, the village was cut off for weeks.
from [place] and thence to [place]
表示从某地再到另一地，'thence'意为'从那里'。
He flew from New York to London, and thence to Paris.
他从纽约飞往伦敦，然后从那里去巴黎。
thence came/arose [subject]
表示起因，'thence'意为'由此、从那个来源'。
Thence arose a great controversy.
由此引发了一场激烈的争论。
thence, [clause]
表示时间上的从那时起，后接后续事件。
Connections
Collocations
- from thence
- 从那里
- He sailed from thence to the island.他从那里航行到那个岛屿。
- thence to
- 从那里到（某处）
- We drove to Paris and thence to Lyon.我们开车去巴黎，再从那里去里昂。
- thence came
- 由此而来
- He lived in Kyoto for a year, and thence came his love of Japanese gardens.他在京都住了一年，对日本园林的喜爱由此而来。
- thence it follows
- 因此可以推出
- The facts are admitted; thence it follows that the conclusion is sound.这些事实得到承认，因此可以推出结论是成立的。
Pop culture & quotes
- Thence we came forth to rebehold the stars.
- 我们从那里走出，重见群星。——但丁《神曲·地狱篇》末行（亨利·沃兹沃思·朗费罗英译）He traveled to Rome and thence to Florence.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
thence = then + ce：'then'（那时）在'ce'（侧）旁，从那一侧或那时离开，故为'从那里；从此；因此'。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式文书、学术写作、文学作品 thence 通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在法律、学术或文学文本中，日常口语中很少使用。
Grammar Note
用于正式或书面语，表示从某处或某时起
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with /ðens/: the stressed vowel /e/ is followed by /ns/. Hence, whence, and fence share the exact spelling chunk -ence; dense, sense, and tense have the same final sound but are spelled -nse. Beware the lookalike 'then' /ðen/, which appears at the start of 'thence' but lacks the final /s/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.