| 词汇 | in the course of events |
| 释义 | (redirected from in the course of events)in the course ofIn or during the process of. In the course of your employment in the company, were you ever aware or suspicious of any illicit financial activity going on? I learned in the course of the meeting that our department was being downsized by over 50 percent. in the course ofAlso, during the course of. In the process or progress of, as in the famous phrase from the Declaration of Independence (1776), "When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands ..." These phrases have been criticized as needlessly wordy ( in or during alone are adequate), but they have an emphatic rhythm that keeps them alive. [Mid-1600s] in/over the course of...(used with expressions for periods of time) during: He’s seen many changes in the course of his long life.The company faces some major challenges over the course of the next few years. |
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