wherefore
意味
- 《疑問副詞》どんな理由(目的)で,なぜ(why)
- 《関係副詞》
- 《制限用法》…する[理由](for which)
- 《非制限用法》その理由で,それゆえに(therefore)
- (…の)原因,理由《+of+名》
例文
O Romeo Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
おお、ロミオ、ロミオ、なぜあなたはロミオなの。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English wherfor, wherfore, hwarfore, equivalent to where- (“what”) + for. Compare Dutch waarvoor (“what for, wherefore”), German wofür (“for what, what for, why”), Danish and Norwegian hvorfor (“wherefore, why”), Swedish varför (“wherefore, why”). More at where, for.