as it were

釋義

1. 可以說；在一定程度上

   used when a speaker is giving his or her own impression of a situation or expressing sth in a particular way

   Teachers must put the brakes on, as it were, when they notice students looking puzzled.當老師發現學生神色茫然時，就應該在一定程度上放慢速度。

電影裡這樣說 · 1,118 部

• get you, as it were, going, if I...The Trip2011
• Uh... Sisters in arms, as it were?The Hustle2019
• There's no bill at the end of it, as it were.Sicko2007
• to put my affairs in order, as it were.National Theatre Live: Vanya2024
• Now, I understand that to be your bread and butter, as it were.We Are Marshall2006
• the Word of God in bulk, as it were.O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000
• Always with a grin, as if it were a joke.Oldboy2013
• In your infancy, as it were...Deathtrap1982

在完整場景裡學

• 美食之旅2011
  • 上路閒聊訂房出錯：have someone down as（以為某人是某種人）
  • 旅館只剩一間房：part of its charm（正是它的魅力所在）
  • 飯桌互學凱恩較勁：take a long, hard look in the mirror（好好反省一下自己）
• 死亡計中計1982
  • 首演之夜新劇慘敗：truth in advertising（不過如此）
  • 首演慘敗後收到新人劇本：add insult to injury（雪上加霜）
  • 密謀殺掉作者霸佔劇本：top billing（掛頭牌）

同一詞條的短語

• as against
• as and when
• as for
• as from… of
• as if though
• as it is
• as to
• as you do
• may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
• as yet