English Dictionary

whys and wherefores

名詞

複数形 通例複数形

(set phrase) The reasons or motivations for a fact, action, or decision, especially the complete set of such reasons or motivations.

日本語の意味

理由・動機の全体（すべての理由や背景、成り立ちの説明）

The committee demanded the whys and wherefores before approving the new policy.

委員会は新しい方針を承認する前に、その理由と経緯を求めた。

意味（1）

(set phrase) The reasons or motivations for a fact, action, or decision, especially the complete set of such reasons or motivations.

I can no more tell you the whys and wherefores of myself than I can lift myself up by the waistband and carry myself into the next county.

why and wherefore （ singular ）