いわば
言わば
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
N5Common wordAdverb
Adverb
so to speak•so to call it•as it were
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Example Sentences
彼はいわば学者ばかだ。
He is, so to speak, a learned fool.
彼はいわば賢い愚か者だ。
He is a wise fool, so to speak.
彼はいわば歩く百科事典だ。
He is, so to speak, a walking encyclopedia.
彼はいわばロボット人間だ。
He is, so to speak, a human robot.
僕の父は、いわば生き字引だ。
My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.