| 词组 | wherewithal |
| 释义 | wherewithal Sometimes criticized as a fancy substitute for means or resources, this noun usually refers to substantial amounts of money—money that is often either lacking or hard to come by: • We would guarantee not to be expensive guests, because through lack of wherewithal, we have forgotten how to spend money —John O'Hara, letter, December 1932 • ... the few competitors who did have the wherewithal to move from country to country —William Johnson, Sports Illustrated, 15 July 1968 • ... the club had never had the wherewithal to maintain it in first-class condition —Herbert Warren Wind, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 1971 But wherewithal can refer to other resources as well: • The palm's juice is the staple of the people's diet and its leaves, leafstalks, and trunks provide the wherewithal for their housing —Rita Campon, Natural History, December 1985 • A force of thirty-six tourists but he doubted they had the wherewithal to hold up a gas station —Garrison Keillor, Lake Wobegon Days, 1985 |
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