used to introduce a clarification, interpretation, or correction of something already said
亦,也就是说。
换句话说, 也就是说
That would mean voting no, that is to say, using the veto.
那就意味着投反对票,也就是说,行使否决权。
He's a local government administrator, that is to say a civil servant.
他是地方政府的行政官员,也就是公务员。
That is to say, he found a clew.
也就是说,他找到了线索。
"You are certainly a girdle," said the collar, "that is to say an inside girdle."
“你的确是一根腰带,”衬衫领子说,“也就是说,一根内衣腰带。”
That is to say, the name of the butcher's shop should be like the butcher's shop.
也就是说,肉店的名称应该像肉店。
《That Is To Say》是坂本真绫的音乐作品,收录在《Follow Me Up》专辑中。
used to introduce a clarification, interpretation, or correction of something already said
亦,也就是说。
Good morning, Your Honor. Dr. Sheldon Cooper appearing in pro se. That is to say, representing himself.
早上好,法官大人。我是谢尔顿·库珀博士,自我辩护,也就是说,代表我自己。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》《生活大爆炸 第三季》
When we look in this direction, that is to say the West influences the East more than vice versa.
当我们朝这个方向看的时候,西方在影响东方,而反过来不够。
《Leehom Wang Speech at Oxford》《王力宏牛津大学演讲》