per se

adv.

1. 本身；本质上
   used meaning ‘by itself’ to show that you are referring to sth on its own, rather than in connection with other things
   1. The drug is not harmful per se, but is dangerous when taken with alcohol.
      这种药本身无害，但与酒同服就危险了。

1. ADV 本身；本质上
   Per se means 'by itself' or 'in itself', and is used when you are talking about the qualities of one thing considered on its own, rather than in connection with other things.
   1. The authors' argument is not with the free market per se but with the western society in which it works...
      作者的论点与自由市场本身无关，而是与自由市场所处的西方社会有关。
   2. Global warming per se is not really the problem; the catastrophic climate changes which might be caused by it are.
      全球变暖本身并不是真正的问题；可能由它引发的灾害性天气变化才是问题所在。

1. The authors 'argument is not with the free market per se but with the western society in which it works
   作者的论点与自由市场本身无关，而是与自由市场所处的西方社会有关。
2. Global warming per se is not really the problem; the catastrophic climate changes which might be caused by it are.
   全球变暖本身并不是真正的问题；可能由它引发的灾害性天气变化才是问题所在。
3. These are not problems with generics per se, but with the practicality of language evolution and compatibility.
   这并非泛型本身的问题，而是与语言的演化与兼容有关。
4. Although not a file system integrity issue per se, disk fragmentation is another issue that might need attention.
   尽管本质上不是一个文件系统集成问题，但磁盘碎片是另一个需要注意的问题。
5. They are not the model per se, but the means by which the model is edited.
   它们本身并不是模型，而是一些方法，模型是由这些方法编辑的。
6. Because our contract was all level-of-effort work, there was no formal warranty period per se.
   因为我们的和约是包括系统的所有部分的工作，并没有一个正式的担保期限。
7. X Window System does not deal with character set support, per se.
   XWindow系统本身不处理字符集支持。
8. The Java language does not formally support closures per se, but it does allow the simulation of closures.
   Java语言本身还没有正式支持闭包，但它却允许模拟闭包。
9. But we never hire consultants, per se.
   但我们从来不招顾问，从本质上说。
10. This is not a word, per se, but instead something we do.
    这本身并不是一个词，而是我们做的一件事。
11. It is not really about sex per se as much as the experience of being with somebody.
    事实上，性本身不是重点，重要的是“与某人在一起”的感觉。
12. Mine tells me that multitasking is neither good nor bad per se.
    我的内心感觉告诉我，多任务处理本身既不好也不坏，这要视情况而定。
13. Research shows that it is not divorce per se that harms children, but the continuing conflict between parents.
    调查表明，对孩子有害的不是离婚本身，而是父母间继续的矛盾。
14. However, it would appear that it may have been accidental disinformation rather than a hoax per se.
    不过，从它本身看这可能是偶然事件，而不是一个有意的恶作剧。
15. What matters then is not survival, per se.
    本质上，不再是生存的问题。
16. Actually I think my interest in cultural policy per se doesn't come from that experience.
    实际上我认为我对文化政策本身的兴趣，并不是来自我在大学的学习。
17. The job, per se, isn't particularly interesting, but it pays well.
    这工作本身并不是特别有意思，但报酬很高。
18. At Per Se, in New York, there is a system of sensors in all the refrigerators.
    在本身，在纽约，有一个在所有的传感器系统的冰箱。
19. It's not a, it's not an instant, per se, it could be five minutes of exposure.
    它并不是，并不是一个瞬间的，它本身可以是五分钟的曝光时间。
20. It's not an issue with OSGi per se, but with modularity as a concept.
    这不是OSGi本身的问题，而是模块化概念的问题。
21. David: So yeah, not binary per se but ASCII, right?
    大卫：是这样的，不是二进制本身，而是用ASCII码，对吗？
22. This statement is interesting per se.
    这一声明本身就有趣。
23. The magnitude of the growth is a surprise; not the growth per se.
    令人吃惊的不是增长本身，而是增长的幅度。
24. Right, but that's not a terrible disease, per se.
    对，但从本质上来说和疾病无关。
25. This is not so for ants per se;
    但对蚂蚁来说，这却并不如此；
26. Revaluation per se was expected.
    升值本身是值得期待的。
27. It was not about globalization per se.
    这是不是全球化本身。
28. This is a Fresh Nordaq system, which is in use at both The French Laundry and Per Se.
    这是一个新鲜Nordaq系统，该系统在使用时，两者在法国洗衣和本身。
29. In men, they found a similar link but with physical strength rather than attractiveness per se.
    对于男性，他们也发现了类似的联系，只是本质上是有关身体健壮，而不是相貌美丽。
30. But I'm not asking to gossip or even to know how much money you make per se.
    但我不是要闲话甚至不知道多少钱，你本身。

adv

1. with respect to its inherent nature
   1. this statement is interesting per se

   Synonym:    intrinsicallyas suchin and of itself