を契機として (wo-keiki-to-shite): Taking as an opportunity; marking a turning point
～を契機として (wo-keiki-to-shite)
Meaning
Taking as an opportunity; marking a turning point
Formation and usage
N + を契機として／を契機に
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.
Explanation
More formal than をきっかけに, often marking a significant or broader change.
Examples
今回の会議を契機として、運営方法を見直す。
We will take this occasion, the meeting, as an opportunity to review our procedures.
今回の試験を契機として、運営方法を見直す。
We will take this occasion, the exam, as an opportunity to review our procedures.
今回の研修を契機として、運営方法を見直す。
We will take this occasion, the training session, as an opportunity to review our procedures.
今回の発表会を契機として、運営方法を見直す。
We will take this occasion, the presentation event, as an opportunity to review our procedures.
今回の面接を契機として、運営方法を見直す。
We will take this occasion, the interview, as an opportunity to review our procedures.
How related patterns differ
べく and んがため state purpose in literary language. がてら and かたがた combine purposes, with かたがた more formal. をきっかけに and を契機に trigger change; を皮切りに starts a series, and を経て passes through a process.