"so to speak" 怎么发音
expression
SOH-tuh-SPEEK
SUH-oh-too-SPEEK
释义
Used to indicate that the words just said are not to be taken literally, but rather figuratively or as an expression.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈsoʊ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈspik
英式英语
sˈəʊ/ /tˈuː/ /spˈiːk
简化发音
美式
SOH-tuh-SPEEK
英式
SUH-oh-too-SPEEK
语境中听
He is the brains of the team, so to speak.
Our holiday was a dream come true, so to speak.
He's living in his own world, so to speak.
We had to start from scratch, so to speak, after the flood.