2009년 12월 5일 토요일

Dic: for that matter

I.
  • If you're hungry, take one of my doughnuts. For that matter, take two.
  • I don't like this house. The roof leaks. For that matter, the whole place is falling apart.
  • Tom is quite arrogant. So is his sister, for that matter.
  • Ben never touched beer, or any kind of alcohol for that matter.
  • He's an artist who has never been as well-known here, or for that matter as well-respected, as he has been in the USA.
  • Ming's never been to Spain, or to any European country for that matter.
1. besides; in addition.
2. used to say that what you are saying about one thing is also true about something else:
3. used to show that a statement is true in another situation


II.
  • I don't know why she wanted to fly to Salt Lake City in this weather, or why she wanted to fly at all for that matter.
1. to the degree that something is considered
Related vocabulary: so far as something is concerned

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