as it is

含义：照现状、事实上；按原样

结构：固定短语，可作状语或后置定语

拆解：

• as — 如同、按照
• it — 指代当前情况/事物
• is — 存在、处于（当前状态）

两种用法：

1. 表示"事实上、照现状"（= in the current situation）

常用于句首或句中，引出与预期不同的现实情况。

As it is, we can’t afford to buy a new car. 事实上，我们买不起新车。

I thought he would apologize, but as it is, he didn’t even say sorry. 我以为他会道歉，但事实上他连对不起都没说。

2. 表示"按原样、保持原样"（= in its current state, unchanged）

常用于 leave / keep / take / accept 等动词后。

Just leave the room as it is. 就让房间保持原样吧。

We need to accept the code as it is and work from there. 我们需要按原样接受这段代码，然后在此基础上改进。

Take the sentence as it is — don’t overthink the grammar. 原封不动地看这个句子——别过度分析语法。

Now we’re going to make a function that multiplies a number by 2 but only if that number is smaller than or equal to 100 because numbers bigger than 100 are big enough as it is! 我们要写一个函数，把数乘以 2，但仅当该数小于等于 100 时才乘——因为大于 100 的数本身就已经够大了！

易混淆：

• as it is — 照现状（强调当前事实）
• as if — 好像（虚拟语气，描述不真实的情况）
• as is — 按原样（更口语化，常见于商业/法律场景：“sold as is” = 按现状出售，不保修）

类似表达：

• as things stand — 就目前情况而言
• in fact / actually — 事实上（语气更直接）
• as it stands — 就目前来看（与用法 1 几乎等价）