thence

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adv.  从那里; 然后; 随之

BNC.11733 / COCA.24673

牛津词典

adv.

• 从那里；然后；随之
  from that place; following that
  1. They made their way from Spain to France and thence to England.
     他们从西班牙去了法国，再从那里去了英格兰。
  2. He was promoted to manager, thence to a partnership in the firm.
     他被提升为经理，然后又成了公司的合伙人。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 从那里;由此
  Thencemeans from a particular place, especially when you are giving directions about how to get somewhere.
  1. I ran straight up to Columbia County, then turned East, came down the Harlem Valley and thence home...
     我一直跑到哥伦比亚县，然后向东转，沿着哈勒姆山谷，从那里回到家。
  2. The mosaics were sent to Munich, and thence to Geneva.
     那些马赛克被送到慕尼黑，从那里又送到日内瓦。
• ADV 然后，接着（指状态的变化）
  Thenceis used to say that something changes from one state or condition to another.
  1. ...the conversion of sunlight into heat and thence into electricity.
     将太阳能转化成热能，然后再转化成电能

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