It was a lavish reception as befitted a visitor of her status.

【翻译】那是一次铺张的招待，可谓正适合她这种身分的来访者。

【分析】as在本句中用作关系代词，指代前文reception。在很多情况下，还可指代整个主句的内容，本身又充当了定语从句的主语。本句中的as可以换成which，意思基本不变。

befit是由系表结构“be fit” 合成而来的及物动词，意为“适合于”。as befits或as befitted现已成为英语习语，意为“适合于；不愧于；与......相适应”。

又如：

Braves, as befits their status, wear wooden armour.

与军中地位相对应，突袭者部队得以装备木甲。

But then Mr Putin, as befits a former KGB officer, started covering his tracks.

但是那时的普京先生作为一名经验十足的前克格勃官员，他开始掩盖自己的一切行径。

As befits a bestselling crime author, Mr Deaver is a masterful plotter.

迪福先生作为最畅销的犯罪小说家，他在虚构故事情节方面显得非常专业。

As befits a former businessman, he is pragmatic rather than ideological.

作为一名成功的前商人，他注重实效而不是玩概念。

At times, as befits the Middle East, it reads almost like a thriller.

有时，这种评论是适合中东的，它听起来几乎象一部恐怖小说。

As befits a 21st century prince, he's being introduced to his future subjects through the media.

为了符合一位21世纪王子的身份，他正通过媒体被介绍给他未来的臣民。

Old One-Eye, as befitted a chief and leader, paddled out alone, facing peril for the rest of the tribe.

那独眼老人不愧为酋长和首领，他单枪匹马荡桨涉水，为整个部落探险来了。

It was courteous, as befitted a young man speaking to an older man of Fanucci's eminence.

他表现得很谦恭，很适合一个年轻人在向法努其这样显赫的人说话时应有的礼貌。