0 for what reason -- 為甚麼
Quite why he isn't here today is a mystery. 他今天為甚麼不在這裡真是個謎。
I don't know why she isn't here. 我不知道為甚麼她沒在這裡。
The police asked me to explain why I hadn't reported the accident sooner. 警方要我解釋為甚麼沒有及時報告這宗事故。
Why is it that I find chocolate so addictive? 為甚麼我覺得巧克力如此讓人上癮呢？
Why should I help him - he never helps me? 我為甚麼要幫他——他從來都沒幫過我？
"I'm going home." "Why?" 「我要回家了。」「為甚麼？」
2 the reasons for something -- 為甚麼；原因
I know very little about the whys and the wherefores of the situation. 我根本不知道是甚麼原因導致出現了這種情況。
The diversity of themes covered in the papers is the reason why this seemed to be such an eclectic mix.
However, if something is too complex, or is perceived to be too complex, then why should biologists bother?
Why then were those other thirty also quashed?
So why has such a synthesis been so slow to develop?
Even so, an explanation why just these symptoms co-occur would be welcome.
Now there is no reason why they could not at the same time derive symbolic or evidential value from something else than these outcomes.
But why exactly is this supposed to be a problem?
It also demonstrates why that process took almost twenty-five years to begin.
