- 1rB2
/ˌhɪrˈbaɪ/ · /ˌhɪəˈbaɪ/
by this statement or writing — used when you officially do or say something in a formal paper or speech.
特此；茲
核心畫面
Picture a sentence that does not describe an action but performs it: the moment the words are said or signed, the thing is done. Hereby is the word that points at the document itself and says "by these very words" — which is why it lives almost entirely in contracts, notices, and ceremonies.
可以想成：一句話不是在描述一個動作，而是說出口的同時就把那個動作做完了——念完、簽完，事情就成立了。hereby 的…更多收起
可以想成：一句話不是在描述一個動作，而是說出口的同時就把那個動作做完了——念完、簽完，事情就成立了。hereby 的作用就是指著這份文件本身說「就憑這幾個字」。也因為這樣，它幾乎只出現在合約、公告和典禮上，日常講話用不到它。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
herebyadv/hɪəˈbʌɪ/
- 1
obsoleteNear this place; nearby.
- There is a mighty man, which wonnes hereby, / That with most fell despight and deadly hate / Seekes to subvert her Crowne and dignity […].
- 2
formalBy this means, action or process.
- I hereby declare you husband and wife.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。