| 单词 | in actual fact |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin actual fact in actual fact: in reality, contrary to expectation or appearance; (more generally) really, actually, as a matter of fact. Cf. fact n., int., and adv. Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [adverb] in truthc1330 in faitha1375 in good faitha1393 in casea1398 in effectc1405 indeed1412 effectually1420 actually?a1425 really?a1425 of a truth1494 bottom1531 for a truth?1532 in fact1592 authentically1593 in esse1597 de facto1602 essentially1604 in nature1605 in point of fact1628 positively1649 in point of event1650 effectively1652 honestly1675 entally1691 reely1792 objectively1796 fairlyc1804 in actual fact1824 factually1852 naturally1858 transactionally1866 'smatter of fact1922 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > in fact, actually in, of feata1400 in effectc1405 effectually1420 really?a1425 literallyc1429 (by) matter in deed1447 indeed1535 in fact1592 merely1596 de facto1602 essentially1604 in point of fact1628 upon1644 in point of event1650 effectively1652 in matter of fact1709 absolutelya1712 substantially1753 actually1762 positively1800 in actual fact1824 factually1852 as matter of fact1871 fair dinkum1891 dinkum1894 'smatter of fact1922 basically1927 1824 C. Pitt Ess. Philos. Christianity II. ii. 99 In actual fact, God hath provided for bias and tendencies. 1838 Times 1 Feb. 5/6 On Monday..this city was..suddenly invested by a band of armed rebels, amounting, according to report, to 3,000 men (but in actual fact about 500). 1885 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 103 118 In actual fact,..the estimates of national income are not available for such comparisons. 1941 B. Miller Farewell Leicester Square vi. 125 Although all artists beg for candour, it is in actual fact, the last thing that they can tolerate. 1959 P. Bull I know Face iii. 54 In actual fact we should have been sitting pretty, as the get-out was only £663 a week. 1991 A. A. Aidoo Changes ix. 73 He would sit behind his desk,..pretending he was working. In actual fact he was thinking about Esi. 2003 Bird Keeper June 7/1 In actual fact, the European black and the cinereous vulture are one and the same species, Aegypius monachus. < as lemmas |
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