英语翻译

Question

as it were 和as it is 都是一个意思吗？比喻说， He is as it were a walking dictionary.
I thought things would get better, but as it is ,they are getting worse.

Answer 1

as it were的意思是：可以说，在某种程度上
He is as it were a walking dictionary.的意思是：他可以说是一部活字典。
as it were 可以替换成 so to speak

as it is的意思是：实际上，事实上，依照当时的情况
I thought things would get better, but as it is ,they are getting worse.的意思是：我以为事情会变好，但事实上，却变得更糟了。

Answer 2

as it were表虚拟 你那个句子是他就像是一部活字典 事实上他不可能是字典 as it is表事实 那个句子是事实上 他们越来越糟

Answer 3

as it is
1．really；in reality事实上
*We hoped that things would get better，but as it is， they are getting worse．我们本希望情况会好转的，但是事实上，现在情况正在恶化。
*He seemed to be around fifty， but as it was， he was over sixty．他看上去只有 50岁左右，但事实上他已经60多岁了。
*As it is， he is a noblehearted man with profound thinking．事实上，他是一个心灵高尚，思想深刻的人。
2．without changes or improvements（used after the word it modifies）照原来的样子（位于被修饰词之后）
*Leave it as it is．听其自然。
*It's good enough as it is．照现在这个样子已经很不错了。
*They agree to buy the house just as it is．他们同意照房子原状买下来。

as it were
1．in a manner；as if it really were 宛如；似乎
*Her mother is， as it were，her friend．她的母亲好像就是她的朋友。
*He is，as it were，a walking dictionary．他仿佛是部活字典。
2．so to speak可以说
*Books are，as it were，his life．书可以说就是他的生命。本回答被提问者采纳

Answer 4

as it were=可以说； 在某种程度上 He is as it were a walking dictionary.他在可以说是一本活字典。
as it is=实际上；事实上；既然如此 I thought things would get better, but as it is ,they are getting worse. 我以为事情可以变好的，但事实上，越来越糟。供参考。

Answer 5

were是are的过去式，are指的是双数，is是单数，意思上没什么区别，但是语法上就有区别了，解释的不是很清楚，还望对你有帮助，有什么疑问可以追问！追问

as it is 是事实上的意思？as it were 好像的意思么？

追答

刚刚查过字典，as it is 是实际上；事实上；既然如此。 as it were好像是可以说是的意思吧，下面有一个例句：
A friend, as it were, a second self.可以说，朋友是另一个自我。