| 单词 | insofar |
| 释义 | insofar (once / 16837 pages) adv Use insofar to mean "as much" or "to the extent." You might, for example, say, "I will get my math homework done insofar as I can. The adverb insofar is somewhat old fashioned and uncommon these days, but it's a good way to talk about doing something to a certain degree or extent. You might accuse your boss of treating her employees well only insofar that it improves her business, or decide that math is only interesting to you insofar as it seems useful in daily life. The British form of insofar is in so far. WORD FAMILYinsofar USAGE EXAMPLESPaterson, by contrast, seems recessive, reactive and, insofar as the entire movie is based on patterns of repetition, thoroughly predictable. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) Jonathan Savella, a lawyer for Huggins, said he was "pleased with the outcome insofar as it will allow him to seek a lower sentence." Reuters(Dec 19, 2016) He, like his players, sacrifices himself for the team, insofar as his approach to management is quite egoless. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) adv to the degree or extent that insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man Syn in so far, so far, to that degree, to that extent |
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