说起来，在某个意义上说；不妨说
That may be true in a manner of speaking, but even so, I have my doubts.
那件事也许可以说是真的，不过，即使如此，我仍有怀疑。
Why, there you all are together like a happy family, in a manner of speaking.
啊，你们全都聚在了一块儿，可以说是个幸福快乐的家庭啦。
But you would think we could pick up these sorts of mistaken judgements by simply introspecting and, in a manner of speaking, retrace our thought processes back to the original mistake.
但是你可能认为我们可以通过反省，或者用一种说法来说，追溯我们的思考过程以回到最初的错误，从而找到这种判断的错误。
In a manner of speaking it makes no difference how you view it, as eventually you will step onto the path that fulfils your destiny.
用一种方式来表达它，就是不管你如何去呈现它都没有不同，最终你都会踏上路程去实现你的“使命”。
As I have told you before, in a manner of speaking you are given the gifts of gods.
就象我曾经向你们说过的，从某种角度说你们被赋予了神的天赋。
If there's any magic about, it's right down deep, where I can't lay my hands on it, in a manner of speaking.
假如周围有什么奇异魔力的话，我要说正是在这地下很深的地方，这一点我可以触摸得到。
So the seeds of our armed struggle were sown inside parliament , in a manner of speaking.
所以从某种意义上说，那时在议会内部就埋下了我们发动武装斗争的种子。
He picked up the basket as if it might explode. Which, in a manner of speaking, it would shortly do.
他极不情愿的拿起篮子，就好像它会爆炸似的，说实话，它的确快爆炸了。
She would swear the same, in a manner of speaking, before chaplain.
在随营牧师面前，可以说，它也会这样骂哩。
So we move to Plato's son, his adopted son, in a manner of speaking, Aristotle.
我们要开始讲柏拉图的儿子，他的养子，从某方面来说即亚里士多德。
ZetaTalk Prediction 8/22/2009: The first thought of those who have vacated the cities and suburbs will be to return to shopping, in a manner of speaking.
齐塔人之声2009年8月22日“预测”：那一些离开了城市和郊区之人所提及的第一个想法就是返回城里购物。
I knowed the man by sight as well as I know my own brother, in a manner of speaking.
——也可以这么说，我见面就认识他，就像熟悉************一样。
In a manner of speaking, objects are colourless.
色彩是物质属性，对象本身当然不具有。
In a manner of speaking, the Stargate of the Kings Chamber is increased in dimensional \u0026 directional receival in the 12th Wave.
可以说，在第12波的空间\u0026方向的接收之中，国王墓室的星门在扩大。
An attorney is your employee, in a manner of speaking.
律师也可以说是你的雇员。
There is in a manner of speaking another tragedy, inasmuch that the media still generally refers to it as a terrorist attack yet the facts tell otherwise.
从某种意义上说，另外一个悲剧是媒体仍然普遍把它当做一件恐和谐怖分子袭击事件，然而事实说的又是另外一回事。
In a manner of speaking, international competition is brand competition. To participate in the competition Chinese businesses cannot do without their branding strategies.
当前国际经济市场的竞争，从一定意义上讲是名牌之间的较量，我国企业要参与市场竞争，就要实施名牌战略。
In a manner of speaking. You are in one of the Soft Places, at the edge of the Dreaming.
从某方面来说，你在一个柔软的地方，在梦的边缘。
In a manner of speaking, they're on vacation more in this regards, not less.
这样看来，他们有了更多的假期，而非更少。
In a manner of speaking, Christmas this year, for the first time in my life, may very well be a religious experience.
今年的圣诞节，有生以来第一次，可能会是神奇的经验。
“in a manner of speaking”是一个英语惯用短语，字面直译为“以某种说话的方式”，实际含义接近于“可以说”“在某种意义上”或“委婉地说”。它常用于以下三种语境：
暗示表述的非绝对性
当说话者认为某个说法仅在特定角度成立时使用。例如：“He’s the boss here, in a manner of speaking”。此处暗示此人虽被称作老板，但实际职权可能有限。
缓和直接表述的冲击
该短语可作为委婉语，降低后续内容的尖锐程度。如剑桥词典指出，在表达“你的计划理论上可行，但实际有缺陷”时，可用“In a manner of speaking, your plan has merits”作为缓冲。
引发幽默或反讽效果
《牛津英语词典》收录的例句中，当被问及是否继承财产时，回答“In a manner of speaking—I inherited debts”，通过矛盾修辞制造黑色幽默效果。
语言学研究表明，该短语源于16世纪修辞学对“限定性表达”的需求，现代用法延续了这种模糊边界的交际功能。其权威定义可参考《柯林斯高级英语词典》第8版第1327页。
in a manner of speaking 是一个英语习语，主要用于表达一种委婉或带有保留的说法，暗示所述内容并非完全字面意义，但在某种角度或特定条件下成立。以下是详细解析：
He is, in a manner of speaking, a genius.（不妨说，他是个天才。）
暗示说话者可能不完全认同“天才”的定义，但承认其有类似特质。
We’re neighbors, in a manner of speaking—if you consider 10 miles apart “neighbors”.（我们算是邻居吧——如果你觉得相隔10英里也算邻居的话。）
如需更多例句或文化背景，可参考权威词典或语言学资料（如、3、4、6、7）。
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