insofar as

英 [ˌɪnsəˈfɑːr əz]

美 [ˌɪnsəˈfɑːr əz]

conj.  在…的情况下；就…一点上（来说）；在…范围（限度）内

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柯林斯词典

• PHR-CONJ-SUBORD 在…的范围内;到…的程度;只要
  You useinsofar asto introduce a statement which explains and adds to something you have just said.
  1. Looking back helps insofar as it helps you learn from your mistakes.
     审视过去的作用是能帮你从错误中吸取教训。

双语例句

• The orderer can only invoke foreign law insofar as the claim would also be justified if the provisions mentioned above and these general terms and conditions of business were applied.
  只有在上述条款和这些通用商务条款和条件同样适用的情况下，订购方才能援引外国法律以使索赔合理。
• We should fear models only insofar as we are able to forget that we are using them at all.
  我们畏惧模型，皆因我们会完全忘记自己在使用它们。
• The totals shown although relating to the limited number of countries listed are nevertheless believed to give a reliable indication of these crops insofar as they influence international trade.
  表中所示的总数虽然仅指所列出的有限几个国家，仍可认为它们可靠地表明了对国际贸易的影响。
• Our actions count as free insofar as our will is a cause of them.
  我们行动的自由只是指它们是由我们的意志引起的。
• A planet does not signify one thing except insofar as it brings it about.
  行星并不意味着某件事，除非是其导致发生的情况下。
• This principle is important in magnetic prospecting only insofar as it forms the basis.
  这种原理就其构成基础而言，在磁法勘探中也是重要的。
• And insofar as thought is analytical, it doesn't demand that.
  既然思想是分析性的，所以不需要思想。
• They differ from the manual workers only insofar as they perform different roles in the social division of labour.
  他们与体力劳动者的区别，只是社会分工的不同。
• I think services themselves can be adequately described, insofar as their technical specification, through a WSDL or WADL.
  我认为通过WSDL或者WADL这些技术规范，服务可以充分地实现自我描述。
• Looking back helps insofar as it helps you learn from your mistakes.
  审视过去的作用是能帮你从错误中吸取教训。