thus,therefore和hence的区别和用法 英语文章 «PainintheEnglish
A simple way of distinguishing and using the words accurately:
1. ‘Thus’ means ‘in this/that way’ - it relates to ‘HOW’ - the manner in which - this or that happens or comes about. It has a practical flavour. eg.Traditionally, you arrange things thus = Traditionally, this is how you arrange things
2 .’Therefore’ means ‘for this reason’, or ‘becau of this or that’ - it relates to deductive reasoning, it tells WHY this or that is so, or happened. eg. He was late and therefore misd the bus = he was late and for this reason misd the bus
3. ‘Hence’ means ‘from this/that’ - it relates to WHERE - position, or point in time; it tells from where or what, or to where or what, something comes, derives, or goes eg. -i. Get thee hence! = Get yourlf away from here! -ii. Henceforth all entrances will be guarded = From now on all entrances will be guarded -iii. She got the job - hence her good spirits = She got the job and her good spirits derive from that fact. (Note the different slant to ‘theref
高冷什么意思ore’, which would also fit, but would say ” her good spirits are due to (’becau of’; ‘for that reason’) that”.
珍珠粉有什么作用∙October 2, 2010
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It should be "You arrange things thusly." Thus modifies the verb "arrange" here and is therefore behaving as an adverb.
healyjake October 5, 2010, 9:24pm
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True. Thus is usage clarified.
lys October 6, 2010, 1:38am 关于秋天的好词
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It is very uful information that clears up the concepts (synonymous English words) and their minor difference in English writing.
Thanks to the editor for sharing this information.
Syed October 9, 2011, 6:23am
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Still non the wir. Wish I was intelligent.
JJ74 June 11, 2012, 4:34am
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Thus: This thing is a balloon, and thus is made of rubber and inflates when you blow into it.
Therefore: This thing inflates when you blow into it and is made of rubber; therefore, it is a balloon.
Hence: This thing is called a balloon, hence it must inflate and be made of rubber.
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Monk August 2, 2012, 8:40am
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It sounds weird to me some stuff you wrote. As far as I know, "Thus" is ud for conclusions in the past. Ex. The troops fought to a standstill, thus no winner was declared.
Unlike "Hence" which is ud for future. Ex. I'm broke, hence I will walk rather than taking the bus.
Don't forget the word "Thereby", which is very important as well. In the ca: ": This thing is a balloon, and thus is made of rubber and inflates when you blow into it." It would soun
d better if we say "...and thereby is made " since "Thereby" means "". But I'm not sure. What do u think?
Irvin November 12, 2012, 12:10pm
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Interesting point Irvin, about the word "Thereby". Nowadays, it ems that it has become increasingly replaced with the word "Therefore". They are oftentimes ud interchangeably, however, there does appear to be a difference between their definitions.
"Therefore" means "For that reason", whereas "Thereby" means "By that means" or "Becau of that".
After contemplating many various examples, I cannot think of a specific ca in which the u of one of the adverbs is favored over the other. In every example, it appears that both words can be successfully interchanged. I would love to e an example that proves otherwi. More often than not, I'm fairly sure that it comes down to the individual writer t
氧气郝蕾o determine which of the words, along with hence, thus, etc., sound or look more aesthetically pleasing.
Ex: After weeks of inten debates, the delegates finally came to an accord and signed the Nuclear Disarmament Treaty, which thereby calls for the immediate and complete abolition of nuclear arms.
(I thought I had just thought of one, but I guess "therefore" also works here. However, I feel that "thereby" looks more formal, which appeals to the context, and sounds slightly better than "therefore". Although, grammatically speaking - both are explicitly correct.
And just to be a certified grammar nerd, in reference to your example, "I'm broke, hence I will walk rather than taking the bus."; "taking" should actually be replaced with "take". ;)
Furthermore, for the last part. Wouldn't it sound even better if that ntence became "This thing is a balloon, thereby it is made of rubber"? Basically remove the "and" while adding the "it". Moreover, replacing "thereby" with "therefore" in this example still works p
erfectly. And for some reason, I think "therefore" sounds better in this ca. Any thoughts?
