in the light of

短语
大学

由于, 当作 [法] 根据, 按照

释义与例句

prep.
  1. 1.

    In the illumination from (a source of light).

    In the light of the Sun

    2007, Lawrence A. Hoffman (editor), My People′s Prayer Book: Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries, Volume 1: The Sh′ma and Its Blessings, page 51, The angels lived endlessly in the light of God′s chariot, praising God by saying “Holy, Holy, Holy,” just as Isaiah had seen.

  2. 2.

    Based on conclusions derived from (a source of knowledge, evidence or inspiration).

    加拿大 英国 比喻

    2005, Simon Blackburn, “hermeneutic circle," entry in The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, page 165, Similarly, we may hold that the past can only be understood in the light of the present, and the present only understood in the light of the past.