
adv.實(shí)際上;事實(shí)上;竟然(表示驚訝)
He seems to be doing nothing, but actually he is just biding his time. 他看上去無所事事,其實(shí)卻在等待良機(jī)。
I actually won the lottery! 我居然中獎(jiǎng)了!
參見:actual
actually有時(shí)意為"說來奇怪,但竟然這樣。 I actually saw him yesterday.說來奇怪,我昨天竟然看見了他。
actually意為“真正地,事實(shí)上”,actual則是“真的,實(shí)際的”,他們可以被用來改錯(cuò)或者是解開誤解。 The book says she died aged 47,but her actual age was 43?!瓾ello,John.Nice to meet you.’‘Actually,my name's Andy.’
他們也可以用actual來把事情表達(dá)得更清楚,精確,或者是提供意想不到的信息。 I've got a new job.Actually,they've made me sales manager.
actual與actually有時(shí)會(huì)被錯(cuò)誤使用,與present, current,now等詞的意思混淆。注意actual沒有“當(dāng)前的,現(xiàn)在的”等義。 In 1900 the population of London was higher than its now.(NOT...than actually is)
英國人通常使用actually將壞消息斷開來講, ‘How did you get on with my car?'‘Well,actually,I'm terribly sorry,I'm afraid I had a crash.’
adv.事實(shí)地;真實(shí)地
adj.合同的;契約的