Word · Frequency #21171
wherewithals
资金；财力；所需手段
wherewithals is the plural of wherewithal.
the necessary means (especially financial means)
- 1.
The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
必要的资金；能力与手段。
必要的资金；能力与手段。；必要的资金；[法] 必要的方法；必要物
In use
She wanted to start her own bakery, but she didn't have the wherewithal to rent a shop.
With the right wherewithal, the charity could provide clean water for the whole village.
The team had the technical wherewithal to fix the problem quickly.
the wherewithal to do sth
wherewithal 前通常有 the，后接不定式，表示“做某事所需的资金或手段”。
They lacked the wherewithal to repair the roof.
他们缺乏修理屋顶所需的资金。
the wherewithal for sth
这里 for 引出所需资金或资源的对象；也可换用不定式结构，但不要同时使用 for 和 to do。
The group is raising the wherewithal for a new library.
这个团体正在为兴建新图书馆筹集资金。
Common mistakes
I don't have wherewithal to buy a house.I don't have the wherewithal to buy a house.
wherewithal 作名词表示‘所需的资金/手段’时，通常以 the wherewithal 的形式出现，定冠词 the 不能省略；中文‘资金’前没有冠词，但英语中这里需要特指。
He has the wherewithal for buy a new laptop.He has the wherewithal to buy a new laptop.
wherewithal 后应接不定式 to do sth 作定语，表示‘做某事所需的资金/手段’；for 后不能直接跟动词原形，所以 for buy 是错误的。
Connections
Collocations
- have the wherewithal
- 有必要的资金；有财力
- Many families do not have the wherewithal to pay for private school.许多家庭没有财力支付私立学校的费用。
- lack the wherewithal
- 缺乏必要的资金；缺少财力
- The project failed because the company lacked the wherewithal to continue.这个项目失败了，因为公司缺乏继续下去的资金。
- financial wherewithal
- 财力；经济能力
- Their financial wherewithal allowed them to buy the property outright.他们的财力使他们能够直接买下这处房产。
- the wherewithal to do something
- 做某事的必要资金或手段
- She finally had the wherewithal to start her own business.她终于有了自己创业所需的条件。
- provide the wherewithal
- 提供所需的资金
- The grant provided the wherewithal for the research.这笔拨款为研究提供了所需资金。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 where with all：问“拿什么去办？”——所需的资金和手段。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、official statements wherewithal 是比较正式的说法，多用于书面或正式场合，较少出现在日常口语中。它常与 to do something 连用，表示做某事所需的资金或手段。
Grammar Note
该词通常用单数，但亦有复数形式 wherewithals。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the exact -all /ɔːl/ ending with the final syllable of wherewithal (/ˈwɛəwɪðɔːl/). Beware lookalikes: the first part of wherewithal is pronounced like 'where' /wɛə(r)/ and the middle like 'with' /wɪð/, not like 'withal' /wɪˈðɔːl/; also 'whereas' /wɛərˈæz/ and 'whereby' /wɛəˈbaɪ/ do not rhyme with it.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.