英语翻译Inasense,menofthiskindbeginnotsomuchwithamusicalthemeaswithacompletedcomposition.

Question

英语翻译
In a sense,men of this kind begin not so much with a musical theme __as__ with a completed composition.

Answer 1

In a sense,men of this kind begin not so much with a musical theme __as__ with a completed composition.
从某种意义上来说,这类男人与其说是以音乐主题还不如说是以完整的乐曲开始.
not so much...as...与其说是.不如说是.
例句:
It wasn't so much the clothes as the man himself who impressed immediately.立即让人产生好感的如其说是衣服还不如说是这个人本身(的魅力).