Having Said That 是什麼意思?

動漫女孩在咖啡廳微笑說話,說明 having said that

每次看美劇或聽英文廣播時,
常常會聽到一句 「Having said that」,
不少人會一頭霧水:這到底是什麼意思呢?

正確答案:「話說回來」、「儘管如此」的意思。

用法說明:
這個片語口語和書面都常用,
常用在以下情況:
1.話說到一半,想補充另一個觀點
2.表示 與前一句形成轉折或修正
3.語氣比 but / however 更自然、緩和

簡短版本:That said.

例句:

搭配連接詞使用

  • Cushy forgets things easily, but having said that, he always remembers Kushiko’s birthday.
    (Cushy 容易忘東忘西,但話雖如此,他總記得 Kushiko 的生日。)
  • The textbook is a bit dull, but having said that, it’s really helpful for learning.
    (這本教科書有點沉悶,但話雖如此,對學習真的很有幫助。)
  • You did a good job, but having said that, you could do even better.
    (你表現得很好,但話雖如此,其實還可以更好。)

※ but 跟 having said that 意思有點重複,母語人士口語中會這樣說,但正式寫作建議只用其中一個。

不搭配連接詞使用

  • Cushy forgets things easily. Having said that, he always remembers Kushiko’s birthday.
    (Cushy 容易忘東忘西。話雖如此,他總記得 Kushiko 的生日。)
  • The textbook is a bit dull. Having said that, it’s really helpful for learning.
    (教科書有點沉悶。話雖如此,它在學習上確實很有幫助。)
  • You did a good job. Having said that, you could do even better.
    (你做得不錯。話雖如此,還可以更好。)

會話:

A: This phone is really expensive.
(這支手機真的好貴。)

B: True. Having said that, the camera is amazing.
(沒錯。話雖如此,它的相機真的很厲害。)

A: That said, I still can’t afford it!
(話是這麼說,我還是買不起啊!)

語言其實是活的,
只要在合理規則下運用,就會變得自然又有彈性。

延伸閱讀:Whereas 的用法一次搞懂|Albeit 正確用法與意思

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