English Dictionary

as it were

adv

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.

He was, as it were, the king of the jungle.

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.