by virtue of

详细解释:依靠, 由于
【法】 凭藉, 依靠, 由于...

例句：

The Hebrew people, past, present, and future, regarded as the chosen people of God by virtue of the covenant of Jacob.上帝的选民希伯来民族，希伯来人的过去、现在和将来，被看作是上帝凭借着雅各的契约而选中的民族