单词 | in the sense that |
释义 | > as lemmasin the sense that (d) in the sense that: inasmuch as, in so far as (used to introduce a more specific or detailed explanation of a preceding remark). ΚΠ 1754 W. Warburton Princ. Nat. & Revealed Relig. II. xi. 140 I take the supremacy of the Magistrate to be a divine work, in the sense that all civil Institutions..are the ordinance of God. 1890 J. R. Lowell Wks. VI. 62 Fielding was a naturalist, in the sense that he was an instinctive and careful observer. 1947 Jazzways 2 56/2 A ‘blues’ band, in the sense that it featured blues-based arrangements in a semi-Dixieland style. 2007 Independent 30 Oct. 14/3 He is political in the sense that he does stuff for urban welfare projects, but he might struggle to name his local senator. < as lemmas |
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