actually
英 ['?ktj??l?; -t??-]
美['?kt?u?li]
- adv. 實際上；事實上
英英釋意
- 1. in actual fact;
- "to be nominally but not actually independent"
- "no one actually saw the shark"
- "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
- 2. used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly;
- "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"
- "she actually spoke Latin"
- "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"
- "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"
- 3. as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis;
- "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"
- "actually, I haven't seen the film"
- "I'm not all that surprised actually"
- "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
- 4. at the present moment;
- "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"