| 词汇 | in keeping with |
| 释义 | Idiom in keeping within keeping with (something) 1. because of something. There will be no flowers at the funeral, in keeping with the family's wishes. 2. suited to something. The new windows are in keeping with the colonial style of the house. in keeping withConforming with or suited to. In keeping with the family's wishes, we're declining to make a comment on the case at this point in time. The new building was designed in keeping with the Georgian style of the city's older structures. in keeping withConforming to, in harmony with, as in The new wing is in keeping with the house's original architecture, or His actions are not in keeping with his words. This expression uses keeping in the sense of "harmony," as does its antonym, out of keeping with, as in The funeral arrangements were out of keeping with the family's wishes. [c. 1800] Also see in key; in line. |
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