its

pron.

(it的所有格形式)它的；厥；

as it were可以说是，似乎就是；好像

1. The word here is used in its figurative sense.
   此词在这儿取的是它的比喻意义。
2. He felt the cloth to see its quality.
   他摸摸布看它的品质。

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