| 释义 |
●that is (to say)1. in other words 换句话说；也就是说◆I’m between jobs at the moment; that’s to say unemployed.
我现在在找工作；也就是说我失业了！◆It cost him a week’s wages, that is, €300.
这花了他一周的薪水，也就是 300 欧元。2. used to give more information or to correct what has already been said （用于补充或更正刚说过的话）也就是说，即◆She’s a housewife — when she’s not teaching English, that is.
她是个家庭主妇，更确切地说，她不教英语的时候是。◆Let him explain it — if he can, that is.
让他解释一下吧 － 我是说，如果他能说得清楚的话。◆Nobody wants to do it. Nobody except me, that is.
没人愿意干那个，也就我愿意。 |