副詞 as it were:

1. as if it were really so
   同義詞：so to speak

1. He is, as it were, an eternal boy.
   他好像是個(gè)永遠(yuǎn)年輕的小伙子。
2. He is my best friend, my second self, as it were.
   他是我最好的朋友，或者說(shuō)，是第二個(gè)我。
3. With this customer, he felt himself, as it were, casting pearls before swine.
   面對(duì)這個(gè)客商，他感到好像是在對(duì)牛彈琴。
4. She is, as it were, the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.
   她可說(shuō)是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最漂亮的姑娘。
5. He is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
   他可說(shuō)是個(gè)活字典。
6. In many ways children live, as it were, in a different world from adults.
   從許多方面講，小孩子可以說(shuō)是生活在一個(gè)跟成人不同的世界里。
7. She is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
   她可以說(shuō)是一部活字典。
8. The new manager is not equal to the task, as it were.
   新經(jīng)理對(duì)這項(xiàng)工作可以說(shuō)是不能勝任的。