in that 作為連詞的用法

in that是一種固定搭配，其意為“因?yàn)?rdquo;，與for the reason that, because 同義，可用于引導(dǎo)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(diǎn)尷尬，因?yàn)樗?0號(hào)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(shí)際上都不是工程師，因?yàn)樗麄冏龅闹饕寝k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?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為人類并非總是違反常情地力圖使自己的生活變差。