| 释义 | Definition of whereof in English:whereofrelative adverbwɛːrˈɒv(h)wɛrˈəvformal Of what or which. 〈正式〉关于那事;关于那物;关于那人 我知道自己在说些什么。 Example sentencesExamples  As someone who used to write for them, I know whereof I speak when I say that the New York Press is irrelevant. Any woman who has just delivered a baby knows whereof I speak. When it comes to Germans and their relationship with dictators, Enzensberger knows whereof he speaks. I've met a few in my day, so I know whereof I speak. ‘Cookie companies have been making your lifestyle choices for you,’ says the outspoken Powter, who once weighed 260 pounds and knows whereof she speaks. Consider the risk of not acting: the creeping falseness and constraint that comes of an important unacknowledged truth between you (I know whereof I speak). I worked for years for some of them, so I know whereof I speak. The back-cover biography assures you in rampant detail that he knows whereof he speaks. Talab al-Sana'i, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, is one of Amayrah's key sources, and it seems likely to me that he knows whereof he speaks. Because, and believe me I know whereof I speak, the world is "full" of people who think they have the right to be obnoxious about your parenting choices. Michnik knows whereof he speaks and writes, unlike so many of those in the European media who are busy gnawing at the supports of the trans-Atlantic alliance. When Chinese dissenters claim that Chinese socialism is a form of feudalism they know whereof they speak. Sharon Leach wrote in the Sunday Observer of the agonies of having to do without water, and she knows whereof she speaks. UN envoy to Iraq Lakhdar Brahimi knows whereof he speaks when it comes to civil war. Never before have I seen people fight with such viciousness and hatred - and I speak whereof I know as I was at the First Day Sales at McGringles this year. Spencer is a historian who knows whereof he speaks. Bell is a pharmacist and knows whereof she speaks. Good taste dictates that more than two times out of the gate calls for the simplest of celebrations - and Prudie knows whereof she speaks. I think there are far more issues here than can be resolved by a simple ‘I have been there, and know whereof I speak’. It's full of the stuff that packs the dance floor: a defiant but dignified message of survival sung by a woman who knows whereof she speaks.
Definition of whereof in US English:whereofrelative adverb(h)wɛrˈəv(h)werˈəvformal Of what or which. 〈正式〉关于那事;关于那物;关于那人 我知道自己在说些什么。 Example sentencesExamples  When it comes to Germans and their relationship with dictators, Enzensberger knows whereof he speaks. I've met a few in my day, so I know whereof I speak. Talab al-Sana'i, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, is one of Amayrah's key sources, and it seems likely to me that he knows whereof he speaks. Sharon Leach wrote in the Sunday Observer of the agonies of having to do without water, and she knows whereof she speaks. Consider the risk of not acting: the creeping falseness and constraint that comes of an important unacknowledged truth between you (I know whereof I speak). When Chinese dissenters claim that Chinese socialism is a form of feudalism they know whereof they speak. Any woman who has just delivered a baby knows whereof I speak. The back-cover biography assures you in rampant detail that he knows whereof he speaks. Bell is a pharmacist and knows whereof she speaks. Never before have I seen people fight with such viciousness and hatred - and I speak whereof I know as I was at the First Day Sales at McGringles this year. Good taste dictates that more than two times out of the gate calls for the simplest of celebrations - and Prudie knows whereof she speaks. Michnik knows whereof he speaks and writes, unlike so many of those in the European media who are busy gnawing at the supports of the trans-Atlantic alliance. I think there are far more issues here than can be resolved by a simple ‘I have been there, and know whereof I speak’. Because, and believe me I know whereof I speak, the world is "full" of people who think they have the right to be obnoxious about your parenting choices. Spencer is a historian who knows whereof he speaks. ‘Cookie companies have been making your lifestyle choices for you,’ says the outspoken Powter, who once weighed 260 pounds and knows whereof she speaks. UN envoy to Iraq Lakhdar Brahimi knows whereof he speaks when it comes to civil war. I worked for years for some of them, so I know whereof I speak. It's full of the stuff that packs the dance floor: a defiant but dignified message of survival sung by a woman who knows whereof she speaks. As someone who used to write for them, I know whereof I speak when I say that the New York Press is irrelevant.
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