thus
基本释义
- adv.<正式>因此;<正式>这样,以此种方式;<正式>到如此程度
词语例句
<正式>因此adv.
高考四级六级Neither of them thought of turning on the news. Thus Caroline didn't hear of John's death until Peter telephoned.
他们俩都没想到要收看新闻。因此,直到彼得打来电话卡罗琳才获悉约翰的死讯。
Time has changed you both, and thus the relationship.
时间已经改变了你们俩,因此也改变了你们的关系。
Similarly, it's smaller than most of its competitors, thus fitting easily into a pocket or handbag.
同样,它比大多数竞品都要小,因此很容易放进口袋或手袋里。
<正式>这样,以此种方式adv.
四级六级Many scholars have argued thus.
许多学者都这样论证过。
As the comet gets even nearer to the sun, a solo wind blows the cloud behind the comet, thus forming its tail.
当彗星更接近太阳时,一股单独的风将云朵吹到彗星后面,它的尾巴就是这样形成的。
Usually, if the tea is made in a teacup, boiling water should be added into the cup when half of the tea in it has been consumed; and thus the cup is kept filled and the tea retains the same bouquet.
通常,若是用茶杯泡的茶,在茶喝完一半之后就应该加开水,这样,茶杯就一直都是满的,茶的芳香也得以保留。
<正式>到如此程度adv.
六级He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
他一直没有为我所说的俏皮话所动。
The limited research conducted thus far indicates they're especially dominant among those who value independence over cooperation, and harmony over confrontation.
目前为止开展过的有限研究表明,它们在那些重视独立甚于合作、以及重视和谐甚于对抗的人群中尤其占主导地位。
- Many scholars have argued thus.许多学者都这样论证过。来自《牛津词典》
- He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.他是长子,因此是这个封号的继承人。来自《牛津词典》
- Jimmy is adopted and thus unrelated to Beth by blood.吉米是收养的,因此和贝丝无血缘关系。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
词语扩展
- therefore/hence/thus/so/accordingly/consequently
- therefore通常指引出一个推断出的必然结论。
- hence较正式用词,指接下来的东西是理所当然的必需的东西,但强调其重要性。
- thus多用于书面语中,可与therefore换用。
- so用于比较随便的场合,口语中多用。
- accordingly书面用词,强调根据某种原因而得出的结果,其前可用冒号或分号,但不用逗号。
- consequently正式用词,侧重符合逻辑的结果。
词义分布
英英释义
- n.an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
- adv.(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- adv.in the way indicated
词源
- thus因此,所以来自古英语 thus,因此,如此,来自 Proto-Germanic*thus,因此,来自 PIE*to,指示代词,词源 同 this,that.可能来自 this 的拼写变体,并产生词义和用法上的差别。