●ˌso to ˈspeak ( ˌas it ˈwere) used to emphasize that you are expressing sth in an unusual or amusing way（用于强调表达方法非同寻常或滑稽可笑）可以说，可谓◆They were all very similar. All cut from the same cloth, so to speak. 他们都很相像，可以说是从一个模子里刻出来的。◆Night fell and the city became, as it were, a different place entirely. 夜幕降临，城市可谓变成了另一个世界。