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

• Insofar as I can say now, I shall come.
  目前我只能说来。
• Insofar as such statements have any meaning, the people who make them seem to be comparing implicitly or explicitly the aggregate gross domestic product of countries or blocs.
  就这类说法的意义而言，说这些话的人似乎在含蓄或明确的比较这些国家或国家集团的国内生产总值（GDP）。
• 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。
• The government insofar as possible is only creating the macroeconomic conditions that will allow the economy to function well.
  政府只是在可能范围内创造有利于经济良好运行的宏观经济环境。
• 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。
• But this student unrest is also a good thing, insofar as it is a reminder to us.
  这件事发生了，也是好事，提醒了我们。
• 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。
• Punishments are essential for improvements, insofar as they imply that health damage and death tolls are infinitely more harmful and costly to a society than initial safety and health measures would have been.
  要进步就要有惩罚措施，健康被毁和死亡远比早期采取安全和预防措施对社会造成的伤害来得大。
• Insofar as the latter are not handed over to the third party, they must be destroyed.
  如复印件和打印件没有转给第三方，应将其销毁？
• 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。