hence是什么意思

adv. 因此；今后

中文词源

hence 因此，由此

hen-,这里，词源同here,hither,-ce,副词后缀。即就此分开，离开，引申词义因此，由此。

hence (adv.): late 13c., hennes, from Old English heonan "away, hence," from West Germanic *hin- (see Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan, German hinnen); related to Old English her "here" (see here). With adverbial genitive -s. The modern spelling (mid-15c.) is phonetic, to retain the breathy -s- (see twice, pence). Original sense is "away from here;" of time, from late 14c.; meaning "from this (fact or circumstance)" first recorded 1580s. Wyclif (1382) uses hennys & þennys for "from here and there, on both sides."

1. Everyone wanted to bowl, hence everyone wanted to open a bowling alley.: 大家都想玩保龄球，因此大家都想开保龄球馆。

2. Whatever is hidden is harmful (hence revelation equals security).: 任何隐藏的东西都是有害的（所以披露就等于安全）。

3. We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry.: 我们怀疑他们在企图隐瞒什么事，因此有必要进行独立调查。