wherewithal
美音:
[´wɛəwı´ðɔl
]英音:
[´wɛəwı´ðɔl
]n.(常做the ...)必要的资金
难易程度:
wherewithal为短语/超纲词汇
近义词, 同义词
wherewithal
/'weəwɪðɔ:l; [US] 'hweər-; `hwɛrwɪð,ɔl/ n the wherewithal [sing] (rhet or joc 修辞或谑) the money needed for sth 为做某事而需要的钱
*I'd like a new stereo, but I haven't got the wherewithal (to buy it). 我倒是想要一套新的立体声音响器材, 可是没这笔钱(买).
wherewithal
n[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: wherewithal
'with which (to buy ...)' (16-19 centuries), from where + withal]
the wherewithal to do sththe money, skill etc that you need in order to do something
=
means Does Cath have the creative wherewithal to make it as a solo act?