in that是一種固定搭配,其意為“因為”,與for the reason that, because 同義,可用于引導原因狀語從句。如:
I'm in a slightly awkward position in that he's not arriving until the 10th. 我的處境有點尷尬,因為他要到10號才來。
Most of them are not in reality engineers, in that the work they do is mostly clerical. 他們中的大多數(shù)人實際上都不是工程師,因為他們做的主要是辦公室工作。
I am an optimist in that I believe that human beings do not always perversely try to make life worse for themselves. 我是樂天派的人,因為我認為人類并非總是違反常情地力圖使自己的生活變差。