“与其说………不如说是………”这个句型用英文怎么说？

Question

“与其说………不如说是………”这个句型用英文怎么说？

Answer 1

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。