可以说

• as it were
• so to speak

例句

1. 现在很多小孩都可以说是少年老成了。
   Now many children can be called young but experienced.
2. 他是我最好的朋友，可以说是我的兄弟。
   He is my best friend, my brother, as it were.
3. 她可以说是一部活字典。
   She is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
4. 新措施可以说已经正式实施了。
   The new procedures have been officially christened, so to speak.
5. 新经理对这项工作可以说是不能胜任的。
   The new manager is not equal to the task, as it were.

近反义词

【近义词】

• 可谓