thence
gb/ðˈɛns/ us/ðˈɛns/
C1
Anglais
~ 2400
onnan, ezért
C1
ARCHAIC
1
onnan
A1
Schéma d’usage :
to go/move/come thence
He travelled to Rome and thence to Florence.
Rómába utazott, és onnan Firenzébe ment tovább.
The river flows from the mountains and thence into the sea.
A folyó a hegyekből ered, és onnan a tengerbe ömlik.
Goods were imported to the port and thence distributed across the country.
Exemples pédagogiques
We went to the city and thence to the beach.
Bementünk a városba, és onnan a strandra mentünk.
The road goes to the lake and thence to the hills.
Az út a tóhoz vezet, és onnan tovább a dombokhoz.
She took a train to London and thence a bus home.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'thence' with 'then', but 'thence' refers to origin or direction, not time.
Sens
from that place or source
Collocations
go thence
|come thence
|depart thence
|return thence
|derive thence
Synonymes
from there (Modern, plain equivalent used in everyday speech.)
|
therefrom (Formal or legal equivalent, less common.)
Antonymes
thither (Means 'to that place' rather than 'from that place'.)
Thèmes
directions
|travel
|narration
|space
|core_vocabulary
Définition
From that place or from that source.
From that place, source, or origin.
C2
ARCHAIC
2
ezért
A2
He was late, and thence missed the opening speech.
Elkésett, ezért lemaradt a megnyitóbeszédről.
The evidence was unreliable, and thence the case was dismissed.
A bizonyítékok megbízhatatlanok voltak, ezért az ügyet ejtették.
They lacked proper training, and thence the poor performance.
Exemples pédagogiques
It rained all day, and thence the game was canceled.
Egész nap esett, ezért lefújták a meccset.
He forgot his ticket, and thence he could not travel.
Otthon felejtette a jegyét, ezért nem tudott utazni.
The car broke down, and thence we were late.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'then' as a time sequence; here it expresses causation.
Sens
as a result of that
Collocations
and thence
|thus and thence
Synonymes
therefore (Modern equivalent in logical or formal contexts.)
|
thus (Slightly more formal and common in academic writing.)
Antonymes
nevertheless (Indicates contrast instead of consequence.)
Thèmes
logic
|argumentation
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Because of what was just said.
As a consequence or result of something just mentioned.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
thence
API
GB/ðˈɛns/
US/ðˈɛns/
Syllabes et accentuation
thence (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (thence)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: thence
- Plural: thences
Famille de mots
Expressions
from thence
1/fɹˈʌm ðˈɛns/
fixed phrase
archaic
from that place or source
'From there' — used in old texts to show where something came from.
Exemples
- They sailed from thence to the new world.
- From thence we journeyed into the mountains.