• n. 必要的資金（或手段）
• adv. 用什么
• conj. 用以（等于wherewith）

比喻用法。

wherewithal (adv.)

"means by which," 1530s, from where + withal. The noun is first recorded 1809.

1. Some of the companies illegally sent the wherewithal for making chemical weapons.

有些公司非法為制造化學(xué)武器提供所需的資金和設(shè)備等。

來自柯林斯例句

2. She didn't have the financial wherewithal to do it.

她沒有做這件事所需的資金。

來自柯林斯例句

3. They lacked the wherewithal to pay for the repairs.

他們?nèi)鄙倬S修費(fèi)。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. He didn't have the wherewithal to repay the loan.

他沒有錢償還貸款.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. I'd like a new car but I lack the wherewithal.

我想買輛新轎車,可是缺少資金.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》