as though:仿佛;好像。用于引导从句,表示方式上的“像……一样”或假设/不真实的情况(常与 as if 近义,可互换)。
/æz ðoʊ/(美); /æz ðəʊ/(英)
He looked at me as though he knew my secret.
他看着我,仿佛他知道我的秘密。
She spoke as though the decision had already been made, even though we were still discussing it.
她说话的样子仿佛决定已经定了,尽管我们还在讨论。
as 表示“像……一样”,though 原意与“虽然/尽管”相关,来自古英语 þēah(“虽然;不过”)。组合成 as though 后,逐渐固定为引导从句的结构,用来表达“看起来像……/仿佛……”。