that is to say

基本解释

Into the shadow; that is to say, to the light.
到黑暗中去，这也就是说，到光明中去。
They are not common friends, that is to say, they have special relation.
他们不是普通朋友，也就是说，他们有着特殊的关系。
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That is to say, how you treat yourself can be more important to your child's welfare than how you treat them.
这就是说，你怎样对待自己对于你孩子来说比怎样对他们更重要，可以成为孩子将来的财富。

Detective Superintendent Julian Gregory will say only that the case is complex and will take more time to finish.
That is to say, theory has certain ambitions to a totalization of what can be thought that resembles or rivals philosophy.
也就是说，理论探讨的问题,与哲学相似或相媲美,而且倾向于把它完整化。
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That is to say, it strikes me that Darwin could very easily be considered a fourth hermeneut of suspicion.
也就是说，我突然想到,我们可以很容易地将达尔文看作是第四个怀疑解释论者。
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That is to say, we would rather romanticize the story than investigate it for veracity.
FORBES: Who's Been Duped? The Manti Te'o Hoax.