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於是;因此
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Whereupon \Where`up*on"\, adv.
Upon which; in consequence of which; after which.
The townsmen mutinied and sent to Essex; whereupon he
came thither. --Clarendon.
资料来源 : WordNet®
whereupon
adv 1: closely following and in consequence of which; "the Japanese
refused to import U.S. made cellular phones whereupon
the U.S. imposed strict tariffs on Japanese exports"
2: upon which; "the rock whereupon she stood"
3: in consequence of which; "this is a statement whereat the
listeners may get angry" [syn: {whereat}]