In effect, the kind is defined by reference to its actual instances.

其效果是，这种类是通过指涉它的实际的例示来定义的。

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The wood structure of Tsugo-Keteleeria with special reference to its taxonomy.

铁油杉的木材结构和它在分类上的位置。

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They named the project Disneyland in reference to its faux-traditional styling.

他们将该项目命名为“迪斯尼乐园”指的正是仿传统的样式。

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While violence in Iraq continues to be at its lowest level in years, the president made a reference to problems, saying terrorists continue to try to derail progress.

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It has, in other words, an internal coherence. It has a dynamism of parts that is strictly with reference to its own existence.

换句话说，这是一个内部的呼应，每一个动态的部分,只为自身整体的存在而存在。

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It will henceforth be harder for the government to consider the territory's own development without reference to its hinterland.

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State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell cited "Iran's destructive behavior in Syria, " a reference to its support for the government's fierce offensive against its opponents.

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