in the strict sense

基本解釋

A bat is not a bird in the strict sense.
從嚴(yán)格意義上講，蝙蝠不是鳥(niǎo)。
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The idea that china hasn't tragedy in the strict sense has been being a mainstream in the field of theory.
所以，中國(guó)無(wú)“嚴(yán)格意義上的悲劇”的說(shuō)法，始終占據(jù)著理論界的主流。
However, such a notion disregards the fact that human beings—the only desiring beings in the strict sense of the term—are also living beings, that is to say, mortal beings.
可是，這樣一個(gè)觀念忽視了這個(gè)事實(shí)：人類(lèi)---嚴(yán)格意義來(lái)說(shuō)，就是這個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)的欲望生物---也是有生命的生物，也就是會(huì)死的生物。

The megalopsychos the gentleman whatever else he is is not a philosopher in the strict sense.
這種，Megalopsychos，紳士,以嚴(yán)格的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)看來(lái)并非哲學(xué)家,從社會(huì)學(xué)角度看來(lái)。
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First of all, I found secretary Rumsfeld a very easy person to deal with in a sense that he's very professional, very strict, very honest, not the kind of guy who, you know, take a different position, try to around behind your back. If he's going to stab you, he's going to stab you in the chest.
首先，我發(fā)現(xiàn)拉姆斯菲爾德秘書(shū)長(zhǎng),是很容易打交道的人,我指的是他非常專(zhuān)業(yè)，非常嚴(yán)格，非常誠(chéng)懇，不像那類(lèi)人，因?yàn)橛^點(diǎn)立場(chǎng)不同,就從你背后放冷箭,如果他想殺了你，也是從正面進(jìn)攻。
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What is evident is that the relations between ministers and mandarins are at a crisis, in the strict medical sense of that word: that is to say, they are at a point at which they will either get better, or drastically worse.
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