an element of

基本解释

Work should be an element of your life.
工作应当是生活的一种元素。
There is an element of truth in this interpretation but it is far too one-sided.
这种说法固然是事实的一个因素，但是实在是太过于一面之词。
An important and often difficult decision to make is whether an aggregation level actually is an element of a (structural) hierarchy, or whether it simply is a property of an item in the dimension.
一个通常难以做出的重要决策就是一个聚集层是否真正是（结构化）层次结构的一个元素，或它是否仅仅是维度中一项的属性。

"There is an element of truth in that,". "But the option to simply starve a large population of civilians because you have a parasitic insurgency group attached to them is not a choice.
It's the fact that there's an element of truth in it that makes it seem like a good argument.
它确实有点道理,不然那个说法也不会听起来像是对的
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It's sort of,it's a little like the markets and other things in that there's an element of randomness and an element of skill.
它可以说是一种有点像市场或者类似的其他东西,既包含了随机性,同时又包含了技术性。
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Where is the Republican proposal that includes revenue as an element of a balanced approach?
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