therefore
adverb uk/ˈðeə.fɔːr/ us/ˈðer.fɔːr/
B1 因此,因而,所以
for that reason
We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project. 我们无法筹到资金,因此不得不放弃计划。
- More examples
- The defendant was depressed and therefore not fully responsible for her own actions.
- We are a moral, ethical people and therefore we do not approve of their activities.
- Doctors are short of time to listen and therefore tend to prescribe drugs whenever they can.
- The children will be walking to the cathedral and therefore will need to wear suitable footwear and a sun hat or raincoat, depending on the weather.
- Several members have not replied for over three years and their names have therefore been removed from the mailing list.