thence
gb/ðˈɛns/ us/ðˈɛns/
C1
英语
~ 2400
义项
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adverb
archaic
C1
relation
1
from that place or source
From that place or from that source.
用法模式：
to go/move/come thence
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'thence' with 'then', but 'thence' refers to origin or direction, not time.
近义词
from there (Modern, plain equivalent used in everyday speech.)
|
therefrom (Formal or legal equivalent, less common.)
反义词
thither (Means 'to that place' rather than 'from that place'.)
搭配
go thence
|come thence
|depart thence
|return thence
|derive thence
主题
directions
|travel
|narration
|space
|core_vocabulary
例句
- He travelled to Rome and thence to Florence.
- The river flows from the mountains and thence into the sea.
- Goods were imported to the port and thence distributed across the country.
学习者例句
- We went to the city and thence to the beach.
- The road goes to the lake and thence to the hills.
- She took a train to London and thence a bus home.
adverb
archaic
C2
relation
2
as a result of that
Because of what was just said.
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'then' as a time sequence; here it expresses causation.
近义词
therefore (Modern equivalent in logical or formal contexts.)
|
thus (Slightly more formal and common in academic writing.)
反义词
nevertheless (Indicates contrast instead of consequence.)
搭配
and thence
|thus and thence
主题
logic
|argumentation
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例句
- He was late, and thence missed the opening speech.
- The evidence was unreliable, and thence the case was dismissed.
- They lacked proper training, and thence the poor performance.
学习者例句
- It rained all day, and thence the game was canceled.
- He forgot his ticket, and thence he could not travel.
- The car broke down, and thence we were late.
语法
相关表达
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.
例句
- They sailed from thence to the new world.
- From thence we journeyed into the mountains.