where·fore /ˈhwɛrˌfor, ˈhwær, ˈwɛr, ˈwær, ˌfɔr/
(conj.)為何,因此(ad.)為此理由,原因
Where·fore, n. the reason why. [Colloq.]
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Where·fore adv. & conj.
1. For which reason; so; -- used relatively.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. --Matt. vii. 20.
2. For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively.
But wherefore that I tell my tale. --Chaucer.
Wherefore didst thou doubt? --Matt. xiv. 31.
wherefore
n : the cause or intention underlying an action or situation,
especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' [syn:
why]
adv : for which reason; "wherefore do I receive this honor?" [syn:
wherefor]