in part

IPA/ɪn pˈɑːt/
IPA/ɪn pˈɑːɹt/

in part — idiom

1. only partly, rather than completely.

1.慣用語B2
釋義

only partly, rather than completely.

例句

The delay happened in part because the shipment arrived late.

in part because + clause

Her confidence grew in part from daily practice with classmates.

in part from + noun phrase

同義詞
  • partly

    plain everyday adverb with the same core meaning

  • partially

    slightly more formal; often used for states or completion

  • to some extent

    stresses that something is true only within limits

反義詞
  • completely

    with no part left out or no other cause involved

  • entirely

    used when something is wholly true or wholly caused by one thing

文法句型

in part because + clause

in part due to + noun

be in part responsible for + noun

explain something in part

用法筆記

Use 'in part' when something is one reason, cause, or explanation, but not the whole reason.

常見錯誤

❌The delay was in a part because of rain.
✅The delay was in part because of rain.
💡the fixed phrase has no article.
❌The result was because in part of luck.
✅The result was in part because of luck.
💡keep 'in part' before the reason phrase.