確切而言; 完全地, 按照某詞通用的詞義, 根據某詞嚴格的詞義The new job is not a promotion as such but it brings good prospects for the future. 這一新的工作, 嚴格說來並不算提升, 不過以後很有發展前途。I can't call my book a best seller as such but it's very popular. 我不敢說我的書是暢銷書, 但可以說很受歡迎。
到如此程度以致; 像這個樣子因而...Their conflicts are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more. 他們的矛盾如此尖銳, 以致不能在一起生活下去了。His illness is such as to cause anxiety. 他病得很重, 真令人擔憂。