thence

thence — adverb

1. away from the location or spot that was just named or described in the text or c

1.副詞B2
釋義

away from the location or spot that was just named or described in the text or conversation; at or to a different place beyond the one already mentioned.

例句

The train from London arrives at Birmingham; thence, passengers continue by bus to the festival.

thence at start of clause after semicolon

Roya sailed from the Greek island of Crete and thence to the coast of Turkey.

from X … and thence to Y pattern

同義詞
  • from there

    The neutral, everyday equivalent; suitable in any register

  • therefrom

    Extremely formal and legalistic; virtually never used in speech

反義詞
  • hither

    Archaic; means 'to or towards this place'

文法句型

from [place] (and) thence to [place]

[movement verb] ... and thence ...

用法筆記

Formal and literary; rarely used in spoken English. Most commonly appears in sequential spatial descriptions of routes or journeys, often following the pattern 'from [first place] … (and) thence to [next place]'.

常見錯誤

❌We flew to Japan and from there went to Korea.
✅We flew to Japan and thence to Korea.
💡'thence' replaces the longer phrase 'from there' in formal writing.
❌I went to the store, and from there I walked home.
✅I went to the store and then walked home.
💡'thence' is too formal for describing an everyday short trip in casual speech.

2. as a result of the fact, situation, or statement that has just been mentioned; f

2.副詞C1
釋義

as a result of the fact, situation, or statement that has just been mentioned; for that reason.

例句

The witness gave false testimony; thence, the case was dismissed by the judge.

causal: semicolon + thence introduces result

Stefan had never studied Chinese, and thence found the entrance exam extremely difficult.

and thence + finding/experience

同義詞
  • therefore

    Common and neutral; the standard choice for formal and semi-formal writing

  • hence

    Formal like 'thence', but more frequent in modern written English

  • consequently

    Slightly more formal than 'therefore', emphasizes the logical link

文法句型

[statement] ; thence , [result]

[statement] and thence [result]

用法筆記

Formal register, more typical of academic, legal, or literary writing than everyday speech. The causal meaning overlaps with 'hence', though 'hence' is now more frequent in this role. Avoid using for simple everyday cause—effect situations (e.g., being tired or hungry).

常見錯誤

❌I was tired, thence I went to bed.
✅I was tired, so I went to bed.
💡'thence' is too formal for a simple everyday reason like being tired.
❌The evidence was weak; from that fact, the case was dropped.
✅The evidence was weak; thence, the case was dropped.
💡'thence' compresses 'from that fact / circumstance' into a single formal word.