that said 话虽如此

That said实际使用中已经很常见，但许多词典里都查不到。

 

Merriam-Webster给出的英文解释是：despite what one just said，其实就是despite what was said。

 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Oniline有一个having said that的用法，给出的释义为：something is true in spite of what you have just said，意为“尽管这么说，但事实却如此”。

 

Having said that显然是比较早的用法，用分词引导一个条件句，现在很少使用，而由其演化而来的that said成了广泛用法，也用that being said。

 

例句：

 

Ms Ma is particularly high profile and well connected. He would have understood how inflammatory it would be. That said, it is not unprecedented¹.

马女士身份特别显赫，人脉也很广。他应该明白这案子会引起多么大的反应。话虽然这么说，类似的案件并不是没有先例。

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