English Dictionary

as it were

副詞

比較不可

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, were. / Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.

日本語の意味

いわば / まるでそうであるかのように（仮にそうだとして） / 実用上はほぼその意味として扱われるが、正確な表現ではない場合に用いられる

She adjusted the tiny gears with the concentration of a surgeon, as it were, restoring the antique clock to life.

彼女は外科医のような集中力で小さな歯車を調整し、いわばアンティークの時計に命を吹き返した。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, it, were.

意味（2）

Used to indicate that a word or statement is perhaps not exact though practically right; as if it were so.

God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the ſtrength of an Vnicorne.

意味（3）

Used to draw attention to the use of a metaphor, sometimes to prevent confusion or to highlight wordplay.

She gave all of the women seated at the restaurant food for thought, as it were.