that said 话虽如此
That said实际使用中已经很常见,但许多词典里都查不到。 Merriam-Webster给出的英文解释是:despite what one just said,其实就是despite what was said。 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Oniline有一个having said that的用法,给出的释义为:something is true in spite of what you have just said,意为“尽管这么说,但事实却如此”。 Having said that显然是比较早的用法,用分词引导一个条件句,现在很少使用,而由其演化而来的that said成了广泛用法,也用that being said。 例句: Ms Ma is particularly high profile and well connected. He would have understood how inflammatory it would be. That said, it is not unprecedented. 马女士身份特别显赫,人脉也很广。他应该明白这案子会引起多么大的反应。话虽然这么说,类似的案件并不是没有先例。 |