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 where·fore /ˈhwɛrˌfor, ˈhwær, ˈwɛr, ˈwær, ˌfɔr/
 (conj.)為何,因此(ad.)為此理由,原因

 Where·fore, n. the reason why.  [Colloq.]
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 Where·fore adv. & conj.
 1. For which reason; so; -- used relatively.
    Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.   --Matt. vii. 20.
 2. For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively.
    But wherefore that I tell my tale.   --Chaucer.
    Wherefore didst thou doubt?   --Matt. xiv. 31.

 wherefore
      n : the cause or intention underlying an action or situation,
          especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' [syn:
          why]
      adv : for which reason; "wherefore do I receive this honor?" [syn:
             wherefor]