"as" and "which"

[nekocat]

(1)He was unpretentious in both manner and appearance, as befit someone who worked well with children.

What exactly does "as" mean in this sentence? What's the difference with it and the sentence with "which" in its place?

(2)...and appearance, which befit someone who worked well with children.

 

[JimmySeal]

Pretty much the same semantic meaning. "As" is a bit more literary than "which."

 

[nekocat]

どうもありがとねん！Thanks from the bottom of my heart!

 

[Sarapva]

I think there's a slight difference, but I don't think I could explain it. First of all, it seems to me that the sentence should read, "... befitted someone who ......" or maybe "...befits ......"

Saying "..... as befitted someone who ........" seems to be explaining why he might be working well with children, and assumes he's already working with children. Whereas "....... which befitted ......" could mean that he isn't working with children yet, but that the narrator of the story believes he might work well with children.

 

[nekocat]

ありがとう！
as は「同時性」の意味がどんな用法にも付属してくるみたいですね。