therefrom

IPA/ˌðeəˈfrɒm/
IPA/ˌðerˈfrʌm/

therefrom — adverb

1. away from a named or previously mentioned place, building, or area — used in for

1.副詞C2
釋義

away from a named or previously mentioned place, building, or area — used in formal, literary, or official writing instead of the everyday phrase 'from there'.

例句

The village lay beyond the pass, and the only road therefrom was a narrow dirt track.

therefrom referring back to a named place

Wei gathered his belongings from the old cabin and walked away therefrom without looking back.

away + therefrom for physical departure

同義詞
  • from there

    the neutral, everyday equivalent; appropriate for all registers

  • thence

    even more archaic than 'therefrom'; found mainly in historical or biblical texts

用法筆記

Almost always used in formal or literary English. In everyday conversation, replace 'therefrom' with the simpler phrase 'from there' or 'from it'. The word refers back to a place named earlier in the same sentence or the preceding sentence.

常見錯誤

❌Please take the book therefrom the shelf.
✅Please take the book from that shelf.
💡'Therefrom' cannot introduce a location noun; it stands alone as an adverb referring back to an already-mentioned place, not paired with a noun.

2. from a specific document, statement, situation, or set of conditions that was re

2.副詞C2
釋義

from a specific document, statement, situation, or set of conditions that was referred to earlier — used in legal, academic, and formal writing to indicate origin, consequence, or derivation.

例句

The contract must be signed by both parties, and all obligations arising therefrom take effect immediately.

arising therefrom — common legal collocation

The scholar studied the original manuscript and published several discoveries drawn therefrom.

同義詞
  • from that

    the neutral, everyday substitute; no register restriction

  • thence

    archaic; implies origin in time or place rather than from a document or situation

  • hence

    emphasises logical consequence rather than physical or documentary origin

用法筆記

Most common in legal documents, contracts, and academic writing. Frequently appears in the patterns 'arising therefrom', 'resulting therefrom', and 'deriving therefrom'. In everyday English, replace with 'from that', 'from it', or 'from this'.

常見錯誤

❌The report gave many statistics and I learned therefrom.
✅The report gave many statistics and I learned from it.
💡'Therefrom' without a participle like 'arising' or 'resulting' can sound stilted; 'from it' is more natural in most contexts.