so to speak
可以說,可以這么說
口語·委婉表達
英文釋義
a way of saying something without stating it directly; used to indicate that a statement is not to be taken literally
例句
He's a bit of a control freak, so to speak, but he means well.
典故來源
源自16世紀英語,用于軟化表述,暗示比喻或非字面意思。