not so much ... as ...MORE THAN something OR somebody ELSEused to say that one description of someone or something is less suitable or correct than another 与其说是…不如说是… She was not so much nervous as impatient for the journey to be over. 说她紧张，不如说她是不耐烦，希望旅途快点结束。
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