に照らして / に照らすと【にてらして / にてらすと】

in light of, based on, according to, referencing, comparing against, in view of

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Structure

[noun] + に照らして [noun] + に照らすと [noun] + に照らせば [noun] + に照らし

Description

に照らして means "in light of", "judged by": you hold something up against a standard and draw a conclusion. It goes after a noun for the standard – a law, a rule, the facts, past experience. It comes from てらす照らす, "to shine a light on".

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Under the law, that act is illegal.

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In light of the facts, the defendant's claims are not credible.

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By common sense, that proposal doesn't hold up.

The second half is a judgement: legal or not, right or wrong, likely or not.

Other forms

The conditional forms mean the same and lean a little more on "if you judge by it". に照らせば is the most formal of the three.

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Going by past experience, this plan probably won't work.

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Under international law, that action cannot be allowed.

In writing, にてらし照らし ends a clause the same way に照らして does.

Register

に照らして belongs to legal texts, reports, news and formal speeches. In conversation, からかんがえる考えると or からみる見ると says the same thing.

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From what I've seen so far, I don't think it'll work.

Examples

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In light of the constitution, there are problems with this bill.

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Judging by her past track record, she is the most suitable candidate.

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In light of social norms, that remark is considered inappropriate.

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If judged by international standards, this product does not meet safety requirements.

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In light of your conscience, you should do what you believe is right.

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In light of precedent, this ruling could be called exceptional.

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Looking at it in light of history, the same kinds of mistakes have been repeated many times.

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In light of the facts, the defendant's claims are not credible.

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According to company rules, this conduct is subject to disciplinary action.

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In light of scientific findings, that hypothesis was judged to be valid.

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In view of the current situation, there is a need to review the plan.

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His behavior is not something that can be permitted in light of morality.

References

に照らして・に照らすとBunpro

に恥じない

に耐える / に耐えない