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

• Services are useful only insofar as they are consumed, and so the best way of specifying their usefulness is to describe what consumers expect of them.
  服务只有被消费了才有用；所以，要规定服务的效用，最好的方式就是描述消费者对它们有何期望。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Fed believes the earlier assets purchases worked, insofar as they lowered long-term interest rates.
  美联储相信，就降低长期利率而言，前两轮资产购买行动起到了作用。
• I shall do what I can insofar as I am able.
  我力所能及的都要去做。
• 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。
• You will learn you lessons only insofar as you are willing to keep studying them.
  你的功课能学多少，完全视你肯努力的情形而定。