单词 | in reality |
释义 | > as lemmasin reality P1. in reality: in terms of real existence or actual life; (generally in somewhat weakened use) really, actually, in fact. Also, †in reality of fact (also truth). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > in reality in substancea1393 indeed1412 in realitya1513 in nature1605 solidly1625 under the skin (also skins)1896 a1513In rialite [see sense 1]. 1614 T. Lodge tr. Seneca Of Benefits i. v, in tr. Seneca Wks. 7 They make litle account of that which in realitie of truth they ought most to prise & praise also. 1666 D. Coxe Let. 5 Feb. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) III. 52 I fear you will account of these discourses as extravagant or Impertinent, although in Reality they are only the breathings of a Passionate friend. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding i. ii. 7 This saying..amounts in reality of Fact to no more but this. 1725 F. Hutcheson Inq. Ideas Beauty & Virtue vii. 82 [We] are often led to believe that Objects may be naturally apt to give Pleasure or Pain to our external Senses, when in reality the Object has no such Qualitys. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. III. lxi. 321 The military being now in appearance, as well as in reality, the sole power which prevailed in the nation. 1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 363 I will rather die in reality, than ever again endure the sever controul [sic] of my father. 1855 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 4) iii. i. 321 Doubtless they intend thereby to benefit the cause of religion, but they are in reality doing it serious injury. 1899 T. Roosevelt Rough Riders i. 26 Such a man was, in reality, a veteran even in his first fight. 1936 D. Carnegie How to win Friends & influence People ii. iv. 116 And so I had him thinking of me as a good conversationalist when, in reality, I had been merely a good listener and encouraged him to talk. 1960 Observer 20 Mar. 21 The Prime Minister..is responsible to Parliament, but is not in reality head of the Executive. 2002 P. Baines & A. Haslam Type & Typogr. iv. 93/2 In reality the pixels, like the scan lines in the other diagrams, here, touch each other. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。