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Definition and Synonyms for いわば
| 1. |
いわば |
まるでそれが本当にそうであるかのように |
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As It Were |
as if it were really so |
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Synonyms: |
いわば, まるで, あたかも, 言うなれば |
| 2. |
いわば |
ある意味では、言ってみれば |
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So To Speak |
in a manner of speaking |
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Synonyms: |
いわば, いわゆる, 言うなれば |
Sample Sentences for いわば
その画家は、いわば永遠の少年だ。
The artist is eternally a boy.
ラクダは、いわば砂漠の船です。
A camel is, so to speak, a ship on the desert.
君はいわば陸に上がった魚のようなものだ。
You are, so to speak, a fish out of water.
彼はいわば日本のエジソンだ。
He is a Japanese Edison, as it were.
あなたの考えはいわば幻想にすぎません。
Your idea is, as it were, a castle in the air.
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