"in part" 是一个副词短语,表示“部分地;在某种程度上;有几分”(to some extent; not completely),用于说明某件事的原因、结果或状态并非全部由单一因素导致,而是“部分因素”作用的结果。
"in part" 的位置灵活,可置于句首、句中或句尾,但需注意逻辑连贯性:
常用于强调“某因素是整体的一部分”,后接逗号连接主句。
In part, the project failed because of insufficient funding.
(这个项目失败,部分原因是资金不足。)
In part, her anxiety comes from pressure at work.
(她的焦虑在某种程度上源于工作压力。)
常与“due to”“because of”等搭配,构成“due in part to”(部分由于)这一高频结构,用于解释原因。
The team’s victory was due in part to their coach’s strategy.
(球队的胜利部分归功于教练的策略。)
His decision to quit was in part influenced by family issues.
(他辞职的决定部分受家庭问题影响。)
The delay was in part caused by bad weather.
(延误部分是由恶劣天气导致的。)
用于句尾时,强调动作或状态“并非全部”,而是“部分”。
She agreed to help in part.
(她部分同意帮忙。/ 她同意帮忙,但不是全力。)
The plan worked in part, but we still have issues.
(这个计划部分奏效,但我们还有问题。)
与“partly”的区别:两者含义几乎相同,但 "in part" 更正式(多用于书面语或正式场合),"partly" 更口语化。
例:Partly because of rain, the event was canceled.(口语)= In part because of rain...(书面)
避免混淆“on the part of”:"on the part of sb." 表示“就某人而言;在某人方面”(强调“某人的责任/行为”),与 "in part" 无关。
例:Mistakes were made on the part of the manager.(错误是经理造成的。)
"in part" 本质是“部分性”的强调,核心是说明“不是全部,而是一部分”。只要记住它用于解释“部分原因、部分结果或部分状态”,就能灵活运用啦!