• adv. 因此；今后

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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）。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自《权威词典》

4. The sports meet will be held three days hence.

运动会在三天后举行.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. It's handmade and hence expensive.

这是手工做的,因此很贵.

来自《简明英汉词典》