| 词组 | by the same token |
| 释义 | Idiom by the same token Theme: RECIPROCITY in the same way; reciprocally.Tom must be good when he comes here, and, by the same token, I expect you to behave properly when you go to his house.The mayor votes for his friend's causes. By the same token, the friend votes for the mayor's causes. Idiom by the same token because of this same situation or condition.University athletes are happy to be in the news, but by the same token, they must not be distracted from their studies.When he liked a woman, he loved her, and, by the same token, when he disliked a woman, he hated her. by the same token1. Similarly. In the same manner. I'm not good at math and, by the same token, I struggle with scientific equations. 2. Because of the same causes or the same reasons as what was previously stated. When crime increases, house prices plummet by the same token. by the same tokenCliché a phrase indicating that the speaker is introducing parallel or closely contrasting information. Tom: I really got cheated! Bob: You think they've cheated you, but, by the same token, they believe that you've cheated them. Some say he is a real charmer, but by the same token others are put off by his manner. by the same token1. In the same way, for the same reason. For example, He has a good ear for music, and by the same token he finds it easy to pronounce foreign words . This phrase today is used in a general way to connect statements that have some logical association with one another. [Mid-1400s] 2. As a corroborating circumstance, as in Boston's population has grown very fast, and by the same token its urban problems have also increased . [Late 1800s] by the same tokenYou use by the same token to introduce a statement that you think is true for the same reasons that were given for a previous statement. If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat. by the same tokenin the same way; for the same reason. 1975 Frederick Exley Pages from a Cold Island The student could ask anything he chose, and by the same token Wilson could if he elected choose not to answer. by the ˌsame ˈtokenfor the same reasons: The penalty for failure will be high. But, by the same token, the rewards for success will be great.by the same token In like manner; similarly. by the same tokenIn the same manner; moreover, for the same reason. A “token” is a sign or symbol of something, a meaning dating from the fifteenth century, and until 1600 or so “by the same token” meant “on the same grounds,” or “for the same reason.” After 1600, however, it came to mean “the proof of this being,” that is, introducing a corroborating fact or circumstance. Thus Dickens wrote in 1857, “Others caused large Fires to be made . . .; by the same token that two or three were pleased to set their houses on Fire and so effectually sweetened them by burning them down to the Ground.” |
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