作为习语用作介词时,as well as的涵义是“还有”、“不但…而且…”.值得注意的是,在A as well as B的结构里,语意的重点在 A,不在 B.因此,“He can speak Spanish as well as English．”的译文应该是：“他不但会说英语,而且会讲西班牙语”,决不能译作：“他不但会说西班牙语,而且会讲英语”.如果这样翻译,就是本末倒置了.as well as和 not only… but also…同义,但前者的语意重点和后者的语意重点恰好颠倒.
如果 as well as用作连词引出比较从句,其义为“和…一样好”.因此,“He speaks Spanish as well as English．”应译作：“他说西班牙语像说英语一样好”.语意的重点依旧在前部,不在后半部.