not so much A as B 与其说A不如说B.没有比较的意思,只是单纯的阐述观点.
His style of argument in the meeting is not so much aggressive as pertinactious.他在会议上的态度与其说是锋芒毕露,不如说是各执己见.
not as much A as B 与其说A,我更（偏爱）B.暗含有比较的意思.