lent itself to .... = fit itself into / put itself into ...(a place/situation)
讓他置身於/適應於 某情形
"This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"
"The current system lends itself to great abuse"
"There was something about his personality that lent itself to New York, a stubborn quality that complements a stubborn city."
to all intents and purposes = almost
The war was, to all intents and purposes, over.
讓他置身於/適應於 某情形
"This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"
"The current system lends itself to great abuse"
"There was something about his personality that lent itself to New York, a stubborn quality that complements a stubborn city."
to all intents and purposes = almost
The war was, to all intents and purposes, over.