“与其说………不如说是………”这个句型用英文怎么说？

1 sb/sth is more A than B
“与其说sb/sth是B，不如说是A”
例如：He is more an artist than a philosopher.
与其说他是位哲学家，不如说他是位艺术家。

2 sb/sth is less A than B
“与其说sb/sth是A，不如说是B”
例如：I'm less thirsty than hungry.
与其说我渴，不如说我饿。

3 not so much...as...
例如：He go to France not so much for sightseeing as for inspection.
他去法国与其说是观光不如说去考察。

1,sb/sth
is
more
a
than
b表示“与其说sb/sth是b，不如说是a”
eg:he
is
more
an
artist
than
a
philosopher.
与其说他是位哲学家，不如说他是位艺术家。
sb/sth
is
more
a
than
b表示“与其说sb/sth是b，不如说是a”
eg:he
is
not
more
an
artist
than
a
philosopher.
与其说他是位艺术家，不如说他是位哲学家
2,例science
moves
forward,
they
say,
not
so
much
through
the
insights
of
great
men
of
genius
as
because
of
more
ordinary
things
like
improved
techniques
and
tools.(1994年真题)
分析：本句属于比较结构，含有一个比较结构not
so
much...as“与其说……不如说”。they为插入语。through
the
insights
of
great
men
of
genius和because
of
more
ordinary
things为两个状语。like
improved
techniques
and
tools为介词短语作定语，修饰things.
译文：他们说，科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼见，不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等更为普通的东西。