也就是说 英文怎么说？

 that is to say

例句：

Into the shadow; that is to say, to the light. 

到黑暗中去，这也就是说，到光明中去。

say的用法

1、发言权 

Ken wanted to paint the room green but his wife had already chosen pink and he had no say in the matter.

肯想把这间屋子漆成绿色，但他的妻子却决定要刷成粉红色的，他在这件事上没有发言权。

2、要说的话，意见

I've had my say.

我要讲的都讲了。

3、说，讲 

He went on to say that the funeral was a ritual because the Queen disliked Diana.

他继续说那葬礼只是礼节上走走过场，因为女王不喜欢黛安娜。

4、讲述，说明

That may say as much about the hedonism and anomie of the 1970s as about the contagiousness of slang.

这既可说明70年代人们那种享乐主义和颓废反常的心理，也显示了俚俗语的感染力之强。

5、表明，指明 

Some estimates say Americans spend as much as 70,000 million dollars a year for everything connected with weddings.

一些估算表明，每年美国人花费700亿美元用于与婚礼相关的事宜。

6、假定，假设

Let's say you miss the train, what do you plan to do?

假定你赶不上火车，你准备怎么办?

扩展资料

say词组的用法

1、say to oneself  

1）释义：心里想；自言自语

2）例句

I silently say to oneself: I can do! 

我悄悄对自己说：我能行！

2、say about  

1）释义：说到

2）例句

Do you have anything to say about this? 

有关这件事你有没有什么要说的？

3、nothing to say  

1）释义：无话可说

2）例句

I have nothing to say on this problem . 

关于这个问题我没有什么要说的。

that is to say
也就是说...
in other words
也就是说...
this means that
也就是说...

Three days from now , that is to say Friday.
三天之后，也就是说星期五
In other words, we have adhered to scientific socialism.
也就是说，我们坚持了科学社会主义。
This means that you enjoy having a good time.
也就是说，你喜欢玩得快乐。

楼上的都不对

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in other words/in another word

which means
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which implies (这个比较接近）

这些才是比较准的说法

That is to say: ad. 也就是(即)

other way: 相反地

just the other way: 恰恰相反

that's mean