Japatan
接续
- V普通形 + とはいえ
- いA + とはいえ
- なA + (だ) + とはいえ
- N + (だ) + とはいえ
- 文。+ とはいえ、…
讲解
A とはいえ B means 'A is true, but B is not what you would expect from A.' The speaker accepts A and then states something that does not match it, or something to be careful about. It can also start a sentence (とはいえ、) like a conjunction referring back to the previous sentence. It is close to といっても but a little more formal.
例句
春とはいえ、朝晩はまだ寒い。
Although it's spring, it's still cold in the mornings and evenings.
仕事が忙しかったとはいえ、一度も連絡しなかったのは悪かった。
I was busy with work, but it was wrong of me not to contact you even once.
この町は便利だとはいえ、家賃が高すぎて住めない。
This town may be convenient, but the rent is too high for me to live here.
新しいプロジェクトは順調だ。とはいえ、まだ安心はできない。
The new project is going smoothly. That said, we can't relax yet.
注意
A must be an actual fact, not a supposition. といえども is even more formal and often means 'even (someone/something special).'
相关语法
小测验
1留学して三年になる（ ）、敬語はまだ難しい。
答案与解析
答案: 3 とはいえ
"Although I've been studying abroad for three years, honorific language is still difficult." からには, からこそ and だけに express a reason or expected result, which conflicts with the second half.
2夏休み（ ）、部活があるので毎日学校に行っている。
答案与解析
答案: 1 とはいえ
"Even though it's summer vacation, I go to school every day because of club activities." にとって and にしたら (from someone's viewpoint) and として (as) do not fit.
3安いとはいえ、（ ）。
答案与解析
答案: 2 こんなに古いパソコンは買いたくない
"It may be cheap, but I don't want to buy such an old computer." After とはいえ comes something contrary to what 'cheap' suggests. 1, 3 and 4 follow naturally from 'cheap,' so they don't fit.
