or words to that effect 大意如此

英文释义

A noun phrase used when the words quoted are not exactly those of the original speaker, but carry approximately the same meaning.

例句

Yesterday our company president told me we might need to reduce the number of employees we have in our company, or words to that effect.

昨天，我们公司的总裁对我说，我们可能需要减少目前公司的员工数，大意如此。