whither

英 ['wɪðə(r)] 美 ['wɪðər]

• adv. （古语或修辞）向何处；到何种情况
• conj. 往何处；无论到哪里
• n. 去处

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Whither the pound sterling?
   英镑的前途可能会怎样？

用作连词 (conj.)

1. Whither leads yonder forest-track?
   那林中小径是通往何处的呢?
2. Go whither you please.
   到你喜欢的任何地方去。

用作名词 (n.)

1. He knows neither his whence nor his whither.
   他不知道从哪里来，到哪里去。

经典引文

• 'Whither are we going?' inquired the lady.

  出自： Dickens

• He was gone for good, nobody knew whither.

  出自： T. Hardy

词汇搭配

• The wagon must go whither the horses draw it. 马拉到哪里,车就得跟...