请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 inasmuch
释义

Definition of inasmuch in English:

inasmuch

adverb ɪnəzˈmʌtʃˌɪnəzˈmətʃ
in phrase inasmuch as
  • 1To the extent that; in so far as.

    these provisions apply only inasmuch as trade between Member States is affected
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But inasmuch as people's deepest and most mysterious beliefs are being dragged more and more into the public square, America loses.
    • But inasmuch as the Design world has an ‘elite’, you are a part of it.
    • The two hurricanes are definitely going to have an impact on home prices inasmuch as they're going to impact the availability of building materials and the availability of labor.
    • The promise of the playful, magical world of advertisements is real inasmuch as consumers invest their own interpretations and desires in this consumerism.
    • I'm game to try and explain it, inasmuch as I can.
    • Everything smells like pine, which is a nice smell, except inasmuch as it means the cats are all covered in sap and will need to be brushed, and they probably got the sap all over my newly-washed sheets.
    • It has also been argued that inasmuch as we consider computers capable of holding responsibility, we blame them for our less desirable behaviors.
    • The public sphere accommodates these views, inasmuch as it does not ban them - preaching against homosexuality or divorce is not prohibited speech.
    • Orson Welles once said, ‘A work of art is good inasmuch as it reflects the person who created it.’
    1. 1.1 Considering that; since.
      a most unusual astronomer inasmuch as he was deaf mute
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Today the female tradition is continued to some extent inasmuch as most hospital, hospice, and district nurses who do the job are women.
      • But I disagree with the first comment here inasmuch as the justices don't change with the president necessarily, they usually survive him.
      • Breaking our addiction to foreign oil is one of the reasons commonly advanced in support of ANWR drilling, inasmuch as Alaska is part of the United States.
      • But we should not forget these slurs - nor expect them to disappear entirely inasmuch as they reflect a deep sort of self-loathing among Western elites.
      • It is a very necessary provision, inasmuch as in many instances whilst there could not be the slightest moral doubt that the offender was guilty, yet it would be next to impossible to actually prove it by direct evidence.

Origin

Middle English: originally as in as much, translating Old French en tant (que) 'in so much (as)'.

Rhymes

clutch, crutch, Dutch, hutch, insomuch, much, mutch, scutch, such, thrutch, touch
 
 

Definition of inasmuch in US English:

inasmuch

adverbˌɪnəzˈmətʃˌinəzˈməCH
inasmuch as
  • 1To the extent that; insofar as.

    these provisions apply only inasmuch as trade between Member States is affected
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has also been argued that inasmuch as we consider computers capable of holding responsibility, we blame them for our less desirable behaviors.
    • I'm game to try and explain it, inasmuch as I can.
    • But inasmuch as people's deepest and most mysterious beliefs are being dragged more and more into the public square, America loses.
    • The promise of the playful, magical world of advertisements is real inasmuch as consumers invest their own interpretations and desires in this consumerism.
    • But inasmuch as the Design world has an ‘elite’, you are a part of it.
    • The public sphere accommodates these views, inasmuch as it does not ban them - preaching against homosexuality or divorce is not prohibited speech.
    • The two hurricanes are definitely going to have an impact on home prices inasmuch as they're going to impact the availability of building materials and the availability of labor.
    • Everything smells like pine, which is a nice smell, except inasmuch as it means the cats are all covered in sap and will need to be brushed, and they probably got the sap all over my newly-washed sheets.
    • Orson Welles once said, ‘A work of art is good inasmuch as it reflects the person who created it.’
    1. 1.1 Considering that; since (used to specify the respect in which a statement is true)
      it was not really a still life inasmuch as all the objects were in motion
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But I disagree with the first comment here inasmuch as the justices don't change with the president necessarily, they usually survive him.
      • Today the female tradition is continued to some extent inasmuch as most hospital, hospice, and district nurses who do the job are women.
      • It is a very necessary provision, inasmuch as in many instances whilst there could not be the slightest moral doubt that the offender was guilty, yet it would be next to impossible to actually prove it by direct evidence.
      • But we should not forget these slurs - nor expect them to disappear entirely inasmuch as they reflect a deep sort of self-loathing among Western elites.
      • Breaking our addiction to foreign oil is one of the reasons commonly advanced in support of ANWR drilling, inasmuch as Alaska is part of the United States.

Origin

Middle English: originally as in as much, translating Old French en tant (que) ‘in so much (as)’.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 0:55:29