“换言之”常见的英文表达有 in other words、that is to say 或 to put it another way。
In other words:最为常用,表达“换句话说;也就是说”的意思,用于进一步解释或重述之前的内容。
例句:He's not very sociable. In other words, he doesn't like to meet new people.(他不太合群。换句话说,他不喜欢结识新人。)
That is to say:同样表示“也就是说;即”,语气稍正式,用于对前文进行精确解释或补充说明。
例句:The project will be completed by June. That is to say, we have about three months to finish it.(这个项目将在六月前完成。也就是说,我们大约还有三个月的时间来完成它。)
To put it another way:意为“换句话说;从另一个角度来说”,用于从不同角度或方式对前文进行阐述。
例句:He's a bit stubborn. To put it another way, he doesn't like to change his mind easily.(他有点固执。换句话说,他不喜欢轻易改变自己的想法。)