单词 | by reason of(by virtue of, in virtue of) |
释义 | reason , by ~ of : virtue , by / in ~ of — 848 这两个短语介词同义,都作“由于”讲,但不一定能通用: by reason of 表达的是指原因而言,而 by / in virtue of 则表达的是指结果而言。 例如: He escaped punishment, by reason of his youth. 由于年幼无知,他免受处罚。 He claimed a pension in virtue of his long military service. 由 于他长期服兵役,他申请到一笔养老金。 |
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