喬最近致力於研究寫作中表達句子與句子之間關係的用法，繼上次整理了【因為】，今天要來整理【因此、所以】相關字彙了，同學們一起來熟悉這單字區吧:
☛ consequently (adv.) 因此; 所以 [as a result]
例: I spent most of my money in the first week and
consequently had very little to eat by the end of the holiday.
我在假期的第一周甩掉了大部分錢，因此假期快結束時我沒甚麼吃的了。
例: They had children and were consequently tied to the school holidays.
他們有孩子，當然就受學校假期的束縛
☛ accordingly (adv.) 照著; 相應地
[in a way that is suitable or right for the situation]
[in a way that is suitable or right for the situation]
例子: When we receive your instructions we shall act accordingly.
我們接到你的指示就會遵命行事
例子She's an expert in her field, and is paid accordingly.
她是這個領域的專家，且得到了相對的報酬
☛ inevitably (adv.) 不可避免地
[in a way that cannot be avoided]
例: Their arguments inevitably end in tears.
他們的爭論不可避免地以眼淚告終
☛ ergo (adv.) 因此; 所以[therefore]
例: Ergo, these
facilities have been marked as the likely rail transfer points.
因此，這些地方已經被標示為可能的鐵路轉運點
☛ wherefore (adv.) [for the cause or reason]
例: He was angry, wherefore I was afraid to ask him.
他發火了，所以我不敢去問他
☛ necessarily (adv.) (用於否定句) 不可避免地、必然地
[used in negatives to mean ‘in every case’ or ‘therefore’]
[used in negatives to mean ‘in every case’ or ‘therefore’]
例: The fact that
something is cheap doesn’t necessarily mean it’s of low quality.
價廉未必物不美
例: You may love someone without necessarily wanting to marry them.
價廉未必物不美
例: You may love someone without necessarily wanting to marry them.
你可能愛一個人，但未必願意和他/她結婚
例: That’s not
necessarily true.
那不一定是事實
☛ hence (adv.) 因此; 所以 [FORMAL]
[that is the reason or explanation for; therefore]
例: His mother was
Italian, hence his name – Luca.
他母親是義大利人，所以他的名字叫做- 盧卡
☛ therefore (adv.) 因此，因而，所以 [for that reason]
例: We were unable
to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project.
我們無法籌到資金，因此不得不放棄計劃
☛ thus (adv.)
(1) 如此，這樣 [in this way]
(1) 如此，這樣 [in this way]
例: Bend from the
waist, thus.
彎腰，就這樣
(2) 因此，從而 [with this
result]
例: They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.
他們計劃裁員，從而達到降低成本的目的
(3) thus far 迄今 [as far as this
or until now]
例: We haven’t had
any problems thus far.
我們至今沒有出現任何問題
【補充:其他同義片語】
☛ as a result/ as a consequence/ in consequence/ that being
so/ on this account/ on that account/ for this reason/ for that reason
(以上字典取自- dictionary.cambridge.org | google.com | dictionary.com )
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(以上字典取自- dictionary.cambridge.org | google.com | dictionary.com )
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