therefore意思是结果、对某事进行推论、因此、所以、故、乃,用于整句中一般放在句首和句中,也可用在分句中。
1、当therefore在整句中时,一般不放句末,放在句首后要有逗号,放在句中时前后都要有逗号。
He was the only candidate; therefore, he was elected.
他是唯一的候选人,因此,他当选了。
The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.
所以,中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。
2、当therefore用在分句中时,即一个句子一部分表示原因一部分表示结果。
这时一般词前要用分号,其后用不用逗号无所谓。若第二个分句前是逗号或无符号,则要注意therefore是副词,和so不一样,要保持句子完整,应用and therefore。
I had a headache,therefore I could not go to your party.
我头痛,所以不能去参加你的聚会。
I was ill, and therefore I could not come.
我病了,所以没能来。
We do not have enough money. Therefore we can not afford to buy the new car.
我们的钱不够,因此买不成这辆新车。
therefore和thus的区别
1、词义不同:
(1)therefore:adv.因此;所以;因而。
(2)thus:adv.以此方式; 如此; 这样; 因此; 从而; 所以。
2、用法不同
(1)therefore adv. 常用在句子的开头,通常都会用在总结一段文章的总结之前。
He was down with the flu, and therefore couldn't come to the party.
他患了流行性感冒,因此未能前来参加宴会。
(2)thus adv. (and thus) 也可以用在句子的开头,中间或结尾。
Some people are more capable and thus better paid than others.
有些人更有能力一些,因此也比别人挣得多。
(3)therefore 要加逗号,后面跟句子(注意是句子);thus 不一定要加逗号,后面不一定跟句子。
I was helping my sister with her study. Therefore, I failed to pass the exam.
我在帮助妹妹学习。因此,我没有通过考试。