いわば
(Iwaba)
so to speak / as it were.
Connection rules
- ＋いわば, [sentence with metaphor or characterization].
- ＋Literary adverb — introduces a metaphor or approximate description.
- ＋Common in essays: いわば現代の騎士だ ('he is, so to speak, a modern knight').
Examples
1.
彼はいわば現代の芸術家だ。
Kare wa iwaba gendai no geijutsu ka da.
He is, so to speak, a modern artist.
「so to speak / as it were」
2.
これはいわば試金石のようなものだ。
Kore wa iwaba shikinseki no you na mono da.
This is, as it were, a kind of touchstone.
「so to speak / as it were」
Practice
This team is, so to speak, like a family.
このチームは、___。
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