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单词 in the light of
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in the light of
d. in the light of.
(a) In the aspect or character of, viewed as being.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adverb] > in the aspect of
in the light of1734
1734 T. Cooke in tr. Terence Comedys III. Ep. Ded. I do not address this Volume to your Lordship in the Light of a Translator..but as one who has zealously endeavoured to wipe off the Rust which the Poet has gathered in several Ages.
1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §163 In the light of a foremast seaman, he appeared to be quite a Genius.
1834 T. B. Macaulay Let. 10 Aug. in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) I. 373 I quite enjoy the thought of appearing in the light of an old hunks who knows on which side his bread is buttered.
1926 Science 19 Nov. 487 I should have to regard myself rather in the light of an obstetrician and pediatrician than in the light of a geriatrician.
2011 R. Anderson Ethics vii. 82 The invasion of Iraq in 2003..was often cast in the light of a ‘moral crusade’ against an unjust dictator.
(b) With the help afforded by knowledge of (something); in view of. Also in light of.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > know [phrase] > according to one's knowledge
to a person's knowledgec1500
for all (that) —— knowsa1616
to the best of a person's knowledge1768
in the light of1870
1870 Echo 12 Nov. 1/1 Anyone who studies these reports in the light of collateral knowledge of prisons.
1907 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 79 32 In the light of these experiments it becomes extremely probable that the hidden factor—the cryptomere—comes always from the white flowered parent and not from the coloured.
1918 Art World Jan. 316/2 ‘Battleship gray’ however, in light of today's scientific camouflage is more of an advertisement than a concealer.
1997 Progressive Greetings Nov. 5/1 What steps, if any, should be taken in light of the fact that the company's assets amount to less than one half of its called up share capital.
2013 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Apr. 28/4 In the light of the experiences I have just described, is the very question hopelessly naive?
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