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wherewith

/wair-with, -with, hwair-/US // wɛərˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð, ʰwɛər- //UK // (wɛəˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð) archaic, or formal //

据此,以此,鉴于,鉴于此

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Definitions

  1. 1
    • : Literary. with which; by means of which.
    • : Archaic. with what?because of which; by reason of which.whereupon; at which.
pron.代词 pronoun
  1. 1
    • : Archaic. that by which; that with which.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Rare. wherewithal.

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Examples

  • Five hundred of our fighting men are running to and fro between cliffs and sea carrying stones wherewith to improve our pier.

  • Approaching a native hut to ask for a piece of charcoal wherewith to light a cigar, he happened to look inside.

  • Our gunners had put more than they could afford into the bombardment and had very little wherewith to pave the way.

  • Behold, when the wall is fallen: shall it not be said to you: Where is the daubing wherewith you have daubed it?

  • He had no good sword wherewith to defend himself were he attacked, no good, solid ground on which to take his stand.