as it were   (TTS發音)

1. in a manner；as if it really were 宛如；似乎

    Her mother is， as it were，her friend. 她的母親好像就是她的朋友。

    He is，as it were，a walking dictionary. 他仿佛是部活字典。

2. so to speak可以說

    Books are，as it were，his life. 書可以說就是他的生命。