あたかも
恰も
as if; as it were; as though
N5Common wordAdverb
Adverb
as if•as it were•as though
Adverb
right then•just then•at that moment
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Example Sentences
彼らはあたかも蟻のように働いた。
They worked like so many ants.
そこに立った彼はあたかも悪鬼のようだった。
As he stood there he might have been a fiend.
彼女はあたかも幽霊でも見たかのように見えた。
She looked as if she had seen a ghost.
彼はあたかも金持ちのような口の利き方をする。
He talks as if he were rich.
彼はあたかもすべてを知っているかのように話す。
He talks as if he knew everything.