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Hence can be used as an adverb meaning "therefore; thus; so," indicating that the following statement is a consequence of what was just said. It can also be used in phrases like "several years hence" to refer to a point in the future.

Hence可用作副词,表示“因此;由此;所以”,说明后面的陈述是前面事情的结果;也可用于“several years hence”等短语中,指未来的某个时间点。

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[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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  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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.
  [amount ADV]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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 ; NAmE hens / 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。
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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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