英语词汇in that的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

【问】 Soprano Julia Migenes-Johnson believes in that her Latin Americanbackground helpedher interpret the role of theSpanish character Carmen in a 1984 opera film. (TOEFL，1986.11)

一本托福教程在解释这道试题A为错误(应去掉in)时说：that从句之前不能加介词。但是我却遇到下面两个句子，都是在that从句之前加介词：

(1) I like the city，but I like the country better in that I have more friends in the country.(DAI)

(2) I’m in a slightly awkward position，in that he’s not arriving until the 10th.(LDCE)

【答】说在that从句之前不能加介词，是符合英语实际使用情况的。因为按照R. Quirk等人的说法，不与that从句连用，乃是介词的标准之一。你所引用的两个句子之中的in that并不是that从句之前加介词in，而是复杂的从属连词(complex subordinator)，意思是“因为”：

The evidence is invalid in that it was obtained through illegal means. (CGEL)

此证据无效，因为它是通过非法手段获取的。

要想做好你所引用的托福题，必须弄明白believe与believe in的区别，见believe/believein。(参见in that¹)

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释义	in that² 【问】 Soprano Julia Migenes-Johnson believes in that her Latin Americanbackground helpedher interpret the role of theSpanish character Carmen in a 1984 opera film. (TOEFL，1986.11) 一本托福教程在解释这道试题A为错误(应去掉in)时说：that从句之前不能加介词。但是我却遇到下面两个句子，都是在that从句之前加介词： (1) I like the city，but I like the country better in that I have more friends in the country.(DAI) (2) I’m in a slightly awkward position，in that he’s not arriving until the 10th.(LDCE) 【答】说在that从句之前不能加介词，是符合英语实际使用情况的。因为按照R. Quirk等人的说法，不与that从句连用，乃是介词的标准之一。你所引用的两个句子之中的in that并不是that从句之前加介词in，而是复杂的从属连词(complex subordinator)，意思是“因为”： The evidence is invalid in that it was obtained through illegal means. (CGEL) 此证据无效，因为它是通过非法手段获取的。要想做好你所引用的托福题，必须弄明白believe与believe in的区别，见believe/believein。(参见in that¹) 知识来源：赵振才编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨：黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第579页.
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