wherewithal
英 ['we?w?e??l]
美['w?rw?'e?l]
- n. 必要的資金(或手段)
- adv. 用什么
- conj. 用以(等于wherewith)
中文詞源
wherewithal 所需資金,技術等
比喻用法。
英文詞源
- wherewithal (adv.)
- "means by which," 1530s, from where + withal. The noun is first recorded 1809.
雙語例句
- 1. Some of the companies illegally sent the wherewithal for making chemical weapons.
- 有些公司非法為制造化學武器提供所需的資金和設備等。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She didn't have the financial wherewithal to do it.
- 她沒有做這件事所需的資金。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They lacked the wherewithal to pay for the repairs.
- 他們缺少維修費。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He didn't have the wherewithal to repay the loan.
- 他沒有錢償還貸款.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. I'd like a new car but I lack the wherewithal.
- 我想買輛新轎車,可是缺少資金.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》