The man you've just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer.
问题描述：
The man you've just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer.
请问 but a poor apology for a writer 是一个口语用法还是一个固定用法啊,
答
在提到某事物与实际不相符的时候可以采用a poor apology for 这个词组,比如：He is a teacher but he just a poor apology for a teacher.(他是一名老师,但他只是一名有名无实的老师.）而句中的but则起强调、转折的...