单词 | inter alia |
释义 | inter alia (once / 30941 pages) adv Inter alia is a Latin phrase that means "among other things." So your grocery list may include bread, milk, and cereal, inter alia. There are many Latin phrases that are used in everyday English; some of the more common ones include persona non grata, ad nauseam and et cetera. The phrase inter alia, on the other hand, doesn't get too much attention. It's most often used in the extracts of formal meeting minutes to note that the piece quoted is part of a larger chunk of information. WORD FAMILYinter alia USAGE EXAMPLESThe Times report includes another such account, from 2005; and more stories appeared late Wednesday in, inter alia, People and the Palm Beach Post. Wall Street Journal(Oct 13, 2016) Nuclear stability depends, inter alia, upon deep reserves that make a successful first strike impossible to assure. Wall Street Journal(Sep 23, 2016) It follows, inter alia, that Arrow and certain corollary systems will remain a necessary complement to the Jewish state's comprehensive nuclear deterrence posture. US News(Mar 31, 2016) adv among other things the committee recommended, inter alia, that he be promoted |
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