In so far as
Posted by Bookworm on April 15, 2004
In Reply to: In so far as posted by benjamin yang on April 15, 2004
: I am a foreign English learner, and I cannot quite understanding the meaning of the following sentence,
: especially the phrase in bracket, can any one help me, thanks.
: Text:
: Just as much as any other historian, an archaeologist studies and tries to reconstitute the process that has created the human world in which we live - and us ourselves (in so far as) we are each creatures of our age and social environment.
Merriam-Webster Online:
Main Entry: insofar as
Function: conjunction
: to the extent or degree that
- In so far as benjamin yang 15/April/04