与其说 meaning in English
not so much as
not so much a as b
Examples
- He is honest rather than clever .
与其说他聪明，不如说他老实。 - His face was rugged, and grimed rather than dirty .
他的脸上有皱纹，与其说脏，还不如说晦暗。 - Oceans do n't so much divide the world as unite it .
与其说海洋分割世界倒不如说它们将世界连成一体。 - The book seems to be more a dictionary than one on grammar .
与其说这是本语法书，倒不如说是一本词典。 - He seemed more amazed at his wife 's infidelity than angry .
他对妻子的不贞与其说感到愤怒，不如说感到惊愕。