thus adv. [正式]因此，從而
1.這個詞是副詞，但是，功能卻與連詞相似。
與 therefore 基本同義，但多用於書面語中。
Fay studied hard; thus she received high marks.
費伊用功讀書，因此獲得高分。
She forgot to turn on the radio and thus missed the programme.
她忘了打開收音機，因此錯過了那個節目。
He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.
他是長子，因此是頭銜的繼承人。
heir [er] n.繼承人;後嗣;(工作或傳統的)繼承者，承襲者，傳人
(He had no title and was not the heir to a great estate.
他沒有爵位，也不是鉅額財產的繼承人。)
We do not own the building. Thus, it would be impossible for us to make any major changes to it.
我們不是這棟樓房的房主，因此不能對它進行大改動。
Neither of them thought of turning on the lunch-time news. Thus Caroline didn't hear of John's death until Peter telephoned
兩個人誰也沒有想到打開電視看午間新聞，所以直到彼得打來電話，卡羅琳才得知約翰的死訊。
Even in a highly skilled workforce some people will be more capable and thus better paid than others.
就算是在技術高度熟練的勞動者中，也會有人能力更強，因此，薪水也就更高。
Martin helped his father dig the water gardens out by hand. Thus he discovered his interest in gardening.
馬丁親手幫他父親修建起了水景園，就這樣對園藝產生了興趣。
More people will be doing the work with proper supervision and thus, more safely.
更多人將在適當的監督下從事這項工作，因而會更安全。
Agriculture has developed rapidly, thus providing light industry with ample raw materials.
農業迅速發展，從而為輕工業提供了充足的原料。
ample [ˈæmpl] adj.
足夠的;豐裕的;豐滿的;碩大的
ample opportunity/evidence/space/proof
充分的機會；足夠的證據；寬敞的空間；充足的證明
raw [rɔː] adj.生的;未烹製的;未煮的;未經加工的;自然狀態的;未經處理的;未經分析的;原始的
n.擦傷處
raw meat生肉; raw sugar原糖
Sex education is a sensitive area for some parents, and thus it should remain optional.
X教育對某些家長而言是個敏感領域，因此應該保持其非強制性。例句來自柯林斯詞典。
sensitive [ˈsensətɪv] adj.體貼的;體恤的;善解人意的;感覺敏銳的;藝術感覺好的;有悟性的;易生氣的;易被惹惱的;神經過敏的
n.敏感的人;有靈異能力的人
optional [ˈɑːpʃənl] adj.可選擇的;選修的, 非強制的
(A holiday isn't an optional extra. In this stressful, frantic world it's a must
休假並非可有可無。在這個緊張而忙碌的世界，它是必不可少的。)
He could also have cut out much of the repetition and thus saved many pages.
他原本也可以砍去許多重複的內容，從而縮減許多頁。
As we age the lenses of the eyes thicken, and thus refract light differently.
隨著我們年齡的增長，眼睛的晶狀體變厚，因此對光線的折射也會發生變化。
refract [rɪˈfrækt] v.使(光線)折射;使產生折射
She misinterpreted the implications of his letter and thus misunderstood his intentions.
她沒有正確理解他信中的含義，因而誤解了他的意圖。
misinterpret [ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜːrprət] v.誤解;誤釋
The big six record companies are multinational, and thus can segment the world market into national ones.
六大唱片公司都是跨國經營，因此能夠將世界市場按國家劃分。
multinational [ˌmʌltiˈnæʃnəl]
adj.
跨國的; 涉及多國的;
n.
跨國公司;
multinational companies/corporations
跨國公司
The group is having to metamorphose from a loose collection of businesses into a fully integrated multinational
該集團將不得不由一個鬆散的企業聯合組織轉變成一個全面整合的跨國集團。
(The US troops would be part of a multinational force.
美軍將是多國部隊的一個組成部分。)
Jimmy is adopted and thus unrelated to Beth by blood.
吉米是被收養的，因此和貝絲沒有血緣關係。
2.另外這個詞還有：如此，這樣，
Many scholars have argued thus.
許多學者都這樣論證過。
Thus things flow away day and night.
逝者如斯夫，不捨晝夜。
《漢英大詞典》
Thus the first worker's league came into being.
第一個工人聯盟就這樣產生了
The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education.
大學擴招了，這樣就使更多人能有機會接受高等教育。
3.thus far到目前為止；迄今為止；到這點為止
Thus far, the two prime ministers have achieved no concrete results.
到目前為止，兩位首相還沒有取得實質性成果。
He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.
他迄今為止一直不為我說的俏皮話所動。
fend [fend]v. 照料，照顧(自己)
fend sth/sb↔off抵擋，擋開，避開（攻擊）; 避開，迴避（難題、批評等）
He raised his hand to fend off the blow.
他抬起手來抵擋那一拳。
She managed to fend off questions about new tax increases.
她設法避開了關於新增賦稅的問題。
conversational [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənl] adj.非正式的;用於交談的;口語的;交談的;談話的;會話的
sally [ˈsæli] n.俏皮話;出擊;突襲
v.突圍;出發;動身，外出;旅行，外出漫遊;（感情等的）迸發，湧出
