| 词汇 | as-it-were |
| 释义 | as it wereidiom sometimes said after a figurative (= not meaning exactly what it appears to mean) or unusual expression: 可以说是;在一定程度上 If he still refuses we could always apply a little pressure, as it were.如果他还是拒绝，我们总还可以在一定程度上给他施加点压力。 Figurative use of language allegorically allusion anthropomorphic anthropomorphism anthropomorphize double meaning fig figurative figuratively figure of speech imagery metaphorical metonymic mixed metaphor non-literal non-metaphorical so to speakidiom symbol trope unironic |
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