与其说是 meaning in English
not so much...as
Examples
- He rather avoided than sought her .
他与其说是要接近她，不如说是在回避她。 - He is not so much a writer as a reporter .
他与其说是个作家，毋宁说是个记者。 - He is not so much a writer as a reporter .
他与其说是个作家、不如说是个记者。 - It was less a reform than a transfiguration .
他这时候与其说是洗面革心，不如说是改头换面。 - It was more like the bend of a river than a bath .
与其说是游泳池，倒不如说它更象一条河湾。