why的意思|why的解释-里氏词典

why [hwai]

ad. 为什么

n. 原因, 理由

why

[ noun ]
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
<noun.motive>

Why \Why\, adv. [OE. whi, why, AS. hw[=i], hw?, instrumental
case of hw[=a], hw[ae]t; akin to Icel. hv[=i] why, Dan. & Sw.
hvi; cf. Goth. hw?. ?. See {Who}.]
1. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account;
wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under
{What}, pron., 1.

Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will
ye die, O house of Israel? --Ezek.
xxxiii. 11.

2. For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.

No ground of enmity between us known
Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. --Milton.

Turn the discourse; I have a reason why
I would not have you speak so tenderly. --Dryden.

3. The reason or cause for which; that on account of which;
on what account; as, I know not why he left town so
suddenly; -- used as a compound relative.

Note: Why is sometimes used as an interjection or an
expletive in expression of surprise or content at a
turn of affairs; used also in calling. ``Why,
Jessica!'' --Shak.

If her chill heart I can not move,
Why, I'll enjoy the very love. --Cowley.
※ Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun.

The how and the why and the where. --Goldsmith.

{For why}, because; why. See {Forwhy}. [Obs. or Colloq.]

Why \Why\, n.
A young heifer. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.

He also said he did not know why the decision was made.
That's why it's OK." A wounded Canadian fugitive being airlifted by a medical helicopter apparently tried to commandeer the aircraft in flight, causing it to crash and killing him and the three-member crew, authorities said Monday.
They foster hostile takeovers and an over-reliance on profitability as a yardstick of success. The chapter on Britain offers a rich and complex explanation of why its industry is in decline.
A spokesman for Affiliated said that Mason Hawkins, who heads the investment firm, "has in the past been supportive of management" and that he didn't know why Southeastern had changed its stance.
The company said it couldn't explain why its stock has fallen further than the rest of the market.
He does not know why he put on so much weight but said it forced him to quit his job and go on disability eight years ago.
If you don't believe it, why don't you go and see her for yourself?' And so I did, but not without some difficulty.
It is hard to understand why that should have much appeal in the UK.
Arguing that concern about the Japanese economy was the main reason why PGM prices had cracked, he said local producers would have to send a signal by closing shafts for the price to recover.
A man asks a friend why he is reading the front page of Scinteia, the Communist Party newspaper, so intently, when everyone knows that the paper publishes little real news.
He declined to explain why Carroon Lichtenstein was unacceptable.
I am sure there is an explanation as to why taxes have to be raised in Germany to pay off the debt, but I know I won't understand it.
The main evidence for all this against Mr. Wallach came from Anthony Guariglia, which is why the case collapsed.
And, indeed, why not?
This is why we came here." Police reinforcements were called in to keep passersby and supporters of the strikers away.
And why the attention given to its decision to cut the final dividend by 3p to 5p per share?
I think that's why it was very hard to realize that it was closing.
It's easy to see why Tonda appeals to those who shun the crowds of Rimini or Riccione.
Which is why people thought a miracle had happened when the new table-service law was passed (but before ink had dried on the fine print).
But why trainspotting? 'There is infinite variety in the railway scene.
Secosky, 42, is interested in why Jupter's moon Io sometimes appears brighter as it emerges from the planet's frigid shadow.
An administration official who briefed reporters on the package earlier shrugged off questions about why the domestic market was being treated differently than the imports when the weapons have the same firpower.
He was that way before, and why I don't quite know," said Corlies Smith, who was instrumental in publishing one of Pynchon's first stories in the early 1960s.
Perhaps that is why we have been reading stories about the prime minister negotiating a new fiscal concordat with the palace. Monarchists must hope that he is successful.
All of which explains why the latest fall in its confidence index, back to - 24, is so worrying, both for the government and the economy.
There are two reasons why.
One of the questions Briscoe refused to answer was why he gave Wilson a 15 percent interest in one project in Riviera Beach, Fla.
"I see no reason why we shouldn't be able to collect everything," said Pennzoil's Mr. Kerr.
The other two dropped out; the university won't say why.
Or why the most simple fact involving the location of the coroner's office eludes everyone on this case for years.

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