as it were

副词 as it were:

1. as if it were really so
   同义词：so to speak

1. He is, as it were, an eternal boy.
   他好像是个永远年轻的小伙子。
2. He is my best friend, my second self, as it were.
   他是我最好的朋友，或者说，是第二个我。
3. With this customer, he felt himself, as it were, casting pearls before swine.
   面对这个客商，他感到好像是在对牛弹琴。
4. She is, as it were, the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.
   她可说是我见过的最漂亮的姑娘。
5. He is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
   他可说是个活字典。
6. In many ways children live, as it were, in a different world from adults.
   从许多方面讲，小孩子可以说是生活在一个跟成人不同的世界里。
7. She is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
   她可以说是一部活字典。
8. The new manager is not equal to the task, as it were.
   新经理对这项工作可以说是不能胜任的。