something such as money or a particular quality that is necessary in order to get or achieve something

I'd like to buy a bigger house, but I don't have the wherewithal. 我想买一所大一点的房子，可是没那么多钱。

[ + to infinitive ] Poor families lack the wherewithal to hire good lawyers. 贫困的家庭请不起优秀的律师。

The new job has given her the financial wherewithal to support herself and her two children.

Many life forms probably don't have the genetic wherewithal to adapt to a more acid ocean.