Meaning & usage
あたかも is an adverb meaning something appears just like something else, and in these examples it always pairs with a かのようだ pattern: あたかも comes before a clause ending in かのようす/かのように. It typically describes behavior or appearance that mimics something, often something not actually true.
Example sentences 8
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彼はあたかも病気であったかのような顔つきをしていた。
He looked as if he had been ill.
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彼はあたかも有名な政治家であるかのようにふるまう。
He behaves as if he were a famous statesman.
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彼はあたかもすべてを知っているかのように話す。
He talks as if he knew everything.
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彼女はあたかも幽霊でも見たかのように見えた。
She looked as if she had seen a ghost.
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彼はあたかも金持ちのような口の利き方をする。
He talks as if he were rich.
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そこに立った彼はあたかも悪鬼のようだった。
As he stood there he might have been a fiend.
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大学時代を振り返ってみるとあたかも１世紀前の事のように思える。
Looking back on our college days, it seems as if they were a century ago.
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あたかも永遠を傷つけることがないかのごとく暇をつぶしているが・・・。
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.