[ADV 副词]因此;由此;所以 You use hence to indicate that the statement you are about to make is a consequence of what you have just said.
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The trade imbalance is likely to rise again in 1990. Hence a new set of policy actions will be required soon...
贸易失衡可能会在1990年再次加剧。因此需要很快采取一系列新的政策行动。
Whatever is hidden is harmful (hence revelation equals security)...
任何隐藏的东西都是有害的(所以披露就等于安全)。
European music happens to use a scale of eight notes, hence the use of the term octave...
欧洲音乐凑巧采用了八音音阶,“八度”一词就由此而来。
The Socialist Party was profoundly divided and hence very weak.
社会党内部分歧严重,因此非常脆弱。
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[ADV 副词](尤指未来的长时间)之后 You use hence in expressions such as 'several years hence' or 'six months hence' to refer to a time in the future, especially a long time in the future.
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The gases that may be warming the planet will have their main effect many years hence.
可能正导致地球变暖的那些气体,其主要影响将在多年后显现。
...the much larger peacekeeping force that is meant to be fully deployed five months hence.
计划5个月后部署完毕的更大规模的维和部队
Oxford
hence★AWL/hens; NAmEhens/adverb( formal) for this reason 因此;由此◆We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry.我们怀疑他们在企图隐瞒什么事,因此有必要进行独立调查。☞language bank at
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IDIOM… days, weeks, etc. ˈhence( formal) a number of days, etc. from now (从现在开始)…天、星期等之后◆The true consequences will only be known several years hence.真正的后果只有在几年之后才能知道。hence/hens; NAmEhens/
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hencehence /hens/ ●○○AWL adverb formal
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1[sentence adverb] for this reason: The area was full of black smoke from factories, hence the name "the Black Country." The cost of transport is a major expense for an industry. Hence factory location is an important consideration.► see thesaurus at
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2ten days hence/five months hence etc ten days from now, five months from now etc
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