🔥 보카번

as though

/æz ðoʊ/

뜻

conj. 마치 ~인 것처럼, 마치 ~인 듯이

메모as if와 쌍둥이 — though가 if 자리에 들어간 같은 뜻

예문

He looked as though he hadn't slept for days.

AI 학습정보

영영 정의B2

As if; in a way that suggests something.

유의어
  • as if
  • like
연어
  • look as though
  • feel as though
  • seem as though
예문 더 보기

I feel as though I've known her for years.

나는 그녀를 몇 년 동안 알아 온 것처럼 느껴진다.

It seems as though the problem has been fixed.

문제가 해결된 것 같다.

사용 맥락

as though = as if (조금 더 문어적)

conj. seem/feel/look as though + 절: ~인 것 같다

It sounds as though you had fun.

너 재미있게 놀았던 것 같구나.

conj. as though + 가정법: 사실과 반대

He spoke as though he were an expert.

그는 마치 전문가인 것처럼 말했다.

자주 틀리는 사용법 (O/X)

✓ as though

✗ as although

although는 이 표현에 쓰지 않는다

✓ as though he were

✗ as though he be

가정법은 were를 쓴다

뉘앙스 비교

as though vs although

as though — '마치 ~인 것처럼' (모양·가정)

It feels as though summer is here.

여름이 온 것처럼 느껴진다.

although — '비록 ~이지만' (양보)

Although it's sunny, it's cold.

화창하지만 춥다.

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