单词:whereupon
音标:[,(h)weәrә'pɔn] ;
柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
conj. 因此, 于是
adv. Upon which; in consequence of which; after which.
词性分布:
whereupon的用法和样例:
例句
用作连词(conj.)
- They got into a quarrel, whereupon she left him.他们吵了一架,之后她就离开了他。
- He didn't understand the point, whereupon I had to explain further.他不理解这一点,因此我只得作了进一步的解释。
- One of the man insulted another, whereupon a fight broke out.其中一个男人侮辱了另一个男人,于是他们就打了起来。
- He saw me coming, whereupon he ran off in the other direction.他看见我来了,于是就向另一个方向逃跑了。
经典引文
The room began to darken, whereupon Christopher arose to leave.
出自:T. Hardy
【近义词】
- accordingly因此
- so那么
- and so所以