Beth Yes. It's used at the beginning of an adverbial, so, when used, the sentence always needs to have a main clause as well as 'in terms of' plus a noun or -ing form.
Examples Smoking was banned in public places in light of studies that showed health risks. (鉴于研究显示在公共场所吸烟对健康有危害,因此禁止在公共场所吸烟。)
The companies are reviewing their policies in light of the current economic situation. (这些公司正在根据当前的经济形势审核他们的政策规定。)
Beth In both examples here, we could replace 'in light of' with 'because of'. However, note that both sentences relate to something that recently occurred.
Beth Let's look at 'from the perspective of'. This is the same as 'in the opinion of' and is followed by a person or group.
Jiaying “From the perspective of” 的意思是 “在(某人)看来,从(某人)的角度来看”,介词 “of” 后接个人或团体。它和 “in the opinion of” 是一样的。我们常说 “from the perspective of someone”,然后再说此人或团体对事情的看法。来听两个例句。
Examples From the perspective of the employees, the new four-day working week should help work-life balance. (在员工看来,每周四天的新工作制应该有助于在工作和生活中取得平衡。)
The survey was simple to complete, from the perspective of the students. (从学生的角度来看,这项调查很容易填写。)
Beth Here, we see the opinions or beliefs of the employees and students.
Jiaying 我们还可以用 “from someone's perspective” 来表示 “在某人看来”。比如,你可以在撰写学术作文或论文时使用搭配 “from my perspective(在我看来)”,来表达自己的观点。请听例句。
Example From my perspective, the costs are too high. (在我看来,成本太高了。)
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