いわば

いわば 【岩場 】a rocky tract ; 【岩壁 】a wall .

いわば

いわば 【言わば 】〖たとえて言えば 〗so to speak ; as it were (!日常的には in a way (ある意味では )などと言うことも多い ) ; 〖実質的には 〗virtually .▸ 彼女は言わばお姫様だ She is, so to speak [as it were ], a princess .She is a princess, so to speak [as it were ].▸ 言わば ｟事実上 ｠彼がその本の著者です He is the virtual writer of the book .