how so

副词 adv. 短语
中文释义

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. How; In what way; however
    — But how so thys money was lent or gyded, at thys daye the cheste remayneth in the chamber of London, wythout money or pledges for the same.
  2. Why; For what reason. idiomatic
    — Yet how so ere I love, I must be wife.
  3. Used as an intensifier.
    — The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord ; and in thy salvation how so shall he rejoice!
短语
  1. How?; In what way?
    — The city of Melbourne has much more culture than Sydney. ― How so?
  2. Why?; For what reason? idiomatic
    — I'm feeling really depressed. ― How so?

词源

词源 1
From ellipsis of "how is that so?", and also continuing Middle English how-so, hou-so, hu se (“however, in whatsoever way”). Compare West Frisian hoesa (“how so, why”), Dutch hoezo (“how so, why”), German Low German woso (“how so, why”), German wieso (“how so, why”), Swedish hurså (“how so”). By surface analysis, how + so.
词源 2
From ellipsis of "how is that so?", and also continuing Middle English how-so, hou-so, hu se (“however, in whatsoever way”). Compare West Frisian hoesa (“how so, why”), Dutch hoezo (“how so, why”), German Low German woso (“how so, why”), German wieso (“how so, why”), Swedish hurså (“how so”). By surface analysis, how + so.
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