英语词汇“essentially”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Essentially, "domicile" is just a legal term for the place where you live.
Polk clearly states her belief that the world is essentially a good place.
She's added a few characters and changed some names but essentially this is a true story.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But essentially I was moving away from dead ends more than being drawn toward children.
But much of what Congress is doing now is essentially meaningless.
He listens politely, then makes plausible but essentially empty gestures.
I see art as essentially a luxury.
It was essentially confined to our division.
Taking usage rate as a variable essentially means segmenting on the basis of volume purchased.
The whole argument might be presented as proceeding, essentially, in three main stages.
What mechanism allows toadstools -- essentially very soft and squashy items -- to push through two inches of asphalt?

Longman Language Activatorwhat you say to explain the most basic facts, reasons etc► basically

spoken say this when you want to talk about the most basic facts, reasons etc about something: · Basically we're looking for someone who can work three afternoons a week.· We only took a few shirts and a pair of jeans. That's basically it, really.· The film appears to be quite complicated but it's basically a love story.

► at the end of the day

British spoken say this when you are saying what you think is basically true about a situation after considering all the facts: · At the end of the day, the best team won.· You may be working for yourself but at the end of the day you still have to pay tax on what you earn.

► essentially

also in essence formal use this when you are explaining what the basic truth about something is: · She's added a few characters and changed some names but essentially this is a true story.· The theory of relativity is, in essence, very simple.

► in the final/last analysis

use this to say what you think is the basic truth about a situation after considering all the facts carefully: · In the final analysis Stalin was just as much a dictator as Hitler.· The responsibility for the accident must, in the last analysis, rest with the captain.

to be the most basic meaning of a statement► basically/essentially

you say basically or essentially as a way of introducing the general meaning of a longer or more complicated statement: · I won't read it all to you, but basically they want us to leave the house.· Basically, the author is in favour of disarmament but with a few reservations.· This is essentially the same argument that Arnold used in "Culture and Anarchy".

► boil down to/come down to

if a long statement, argument, discussion etc boils down to or comes down to a simple fact, that is its simplest and most important meaning: · The argument boiled down to him saying I did and me saying I didn't.· That's what it boils down to then: he's not prepared to help us.· They make a variety of points, but what their complaints come down to is, no one seems to care.

► amount to

if a statement amounts to something, that is what it means or that is the effect it has, especially if this is something that the person making the statement was deliberately trying to avoid: · The fact that he said he was sorry after the accident amounts to a confession of guilt.· Their request for better working conditions amounted to a criticism of the management.

► in other words

you say in other words when you are going to make clear the meaning of something you have just said, using simpler words: · He prides himself on his powers of persuasion -- or, in other words, his salesmanship.· The books and materials are kept on closed access, in other words available only to the library staff.

► to that effect

you say that someone said something to that effect , when you are giving the general meaning of what they said, even if you do not use the same words: · I thought he was wrong and I said something to that effect at dinner.words to that effect: · James said he was unhappy in his work or words to that effect.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► broadly/essentially correct

(=correct in most ways, but possibly not all)· All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► different

· Genuine collegiality is something essentially different.· These four basic styles depict essentially different leadership styles.· Perhaps the relationship between academic staff and student is essentially different so that regulation is required.· As such, the operation was essentially different from planning which involved prior political judgements about what ought to be achieved.· Even in this restricted form it is possible to write essentially different programs which are nevertheless semantically equivalent.· Did I not know that men's and women's natures were essentially different?

► political

· The other diagnoses are essentially political.· That means it is essentially political in motivation.· This has always been an essentially political issue, although race has never been far away.· Because it commended a particular kind of rule as a recipe for effective government, Bodin's theory had been essentially political.· For the people, against the people Perhaps the greatest puzzle of all, however, is essentially political.· The problem of specifying the timing and the form of effective state action is essentially political, not economic.· This essentially political definition of imperialism is not shared by Lenin.· The reason for this emphasis on the way in which people are labelled is that laws are essentially political products.

► similar

· The reasons, consequences and approach taken remain essentially similar, regardless of the type of drug used.· The analysis was done as described in ref. 49, with minor modifications; mice and rats gave essentially similar results.· Analogy means that the events being investigated are essentially similar in kind to those of which we ourselves have direct experience.· The situation in Cramlington is essentially similar.

► unchanged

· Labelling indices remained essentially unchanged in those patient who underwent biopsy twice.· Since then the device has remained essentially unchanged in principle.· In spite of so many hopes of a new order the old one proved tough enough to survive essentially unchanged.

VERB► mean

· Since costs tend to rise inexorably, attempts to stabilize public spending have essentially meant cuts in actual services.· John Sculley was now in charge of Apple, which essentially meant that he was in charge of Macintosh.· Taking usage rate as a variable essentially means segmenting on the basis of volume purchased.· In the down-sizing 1990s, this essentially means providing the glue that will make disparate mainframe, client-server and network systems co-function.· This last variable is worrying, as it essentially means you have no idea what the scheme's going to cost.

► remain

· But however the goals of their lowland neighbours have shifted over time, they have remained essentially predatory.· But the number of women who die from the disease each year has remained essentially the same.· The reasons, consequences and approach taken remain essentially similar, regardless of the type of drug used.· The precise boundaries were often changed, but the location of the battlefield remained essentially the same from beginning to end.· Labelling indices remained essentially unchanged in those patient who underwent biopsy twice.· The cost of the network remained essentially flat for the quarter.· Thus, with certain limited exceptions, rape remains essentially a crime involving violence or the threat of it.· Some district councils remained essentially reactive, but others actively attacked problems in their neighborhoods.

WORD FAMILYnounessenceessentials ≠ inessentialsadjectiveessential ≠ inessentialadverbessentially

单词	essentially
释义	essentiallyes‧sen‧tial‧ly /ɪˈsenʃəli/ ●●○ S3 W3 adverb Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Essentially, "domicile" is just a legal term for the place where you live. Polk clearly states her belief that the world is essentially a good place. She's added a few characters and changed some names but essentially this is a true story. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But essentially I was moving away from dead ends more than being drawn toward children. But much of what Congress is doing now is essentially meaningless. He listens politely, then makes plausible but essentially empty gestures. I see art as essentially a luxury. It was essentially confined to our division. Taking usage rate as a variable essentially means segmenting on the basis of volume purchased. The whole argument might be presented as proceeding, essentially, in three main stages. What mechanism allows toadstools -- essentially very soft and squashy items -- to push through two inches of asphalt? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhat you say to explain the most basic facts, reasons etc► basically spoken say this when you want to talk about the most basic facts, reasons etc about something: · Basically we're looking for someone who can work three afternoons a week.· We only took a few shirts and a pair of jeans. That's basically it, really.· The film appears to be quite complicated but it's basically a love story. ► at the end of the day British spoken say this when you are saying what you think is basically true about a situation after considering all the facts: · At the end of the day, the best team won.· You may be working for yourself but at the end of the day you still have to pay tax on what you earn. ► essentially also in essence formal use this when you are explaining what the basic truth about something is: · She's added a few characters and changed some names but essentially this is a true story.· The theory of relativity is, in essence, very simple. ► in the final/last analysis use this to say what you think is the basic truth about a situation after considering all the facts carefully: · In the final analysis Stalin was just as much a dictator as Hitler.· The responsibility for the accident must, in the last analysis, rest with the captain. to be the most basic meaning of a statement► basically/essentially you say basically or essentially as a way of introducing the general meaning of a longer or more complicated statement: · I won't read it all to you, but basically they want us to leave the house.· Basically, the author is in favour of disarmament but with a few reservations.· This is essentially the same argument that Arnold used in "Culture and Anarchy". ► boil down to/come down to if a long statement, argument, discussion etc boils down to or comes down to a simple fact, that is its simplest and most important meaning: · The argument boiled down to him saying I did and me saying I didn't.· That's what it boils down to then: he's not prepared to help us.· They make a variety of points, but what their complaints come down to is, no one seems to care. ► amount to if a statement amounts to something, that is what it means or that is the effect it has, especially if this is something that the person making the statement was deliberately trying to avoid: · The fact that he said he was sorry after the accident amounts to a confession of guilt.· Their request for better working conditions amounted to a criticism of the management. ► in other words you say in other words when you are going to make clear the meaning of something you have just said, using simpler words: · He prides himself on his powers of persuasion -- or, in other words, his salesmanship.· The books and materials are kept on closed access, in other words available only to the library staff. ► to that effect you say that someone said something to that effect , when you are giving the general meaning of what they said, even if you do not use the same words: · I thought he was wrong and I said something to that effect at dinner.words to that effect: · James said he was unhappy in his work or words to that effect. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► broadly/essentially correct (=correct in most ways, but possibly not all)· All the evidence suggests that the results of his research are essentially correct. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► different · Genuine collegiality is something essentially different.· These four basic styles depict essentially different leadership styles.· Perhaps the relationship between academic staff and student is essentially different so that regulation is required.· As such, the operation was essentially different from planning which involved prior political judgements about what ought to be achieved.· Even in this restricted form it is possible to write essentially different programs which are nevertheless semantically equivalent.· Did I not know that men's and women's natures were essentially different? ► political · The other diagnoses are essentially political.· That means it is essentially political in motivation.· This has always been an essentially political issue, although race has never been far away.· Because it commended a particular kind of rule as a recipe for effective government, Bodin's theory had been essentially political.· For the people, against the people Perhaps the greatest puzzle of all, however, is essentially political.· The problem of specifying the timing and the form of effective state action is essentially political, not economic.· This essentially political definition of imperialism is not shared by Lenin.· The reason for this emphasis on the way in which people are labelled is that laws are essentially political products. ► similar · The reasons, consequences and approach taken remain essentially similar, regardless of the type of drug used.· The analysis was done as described in ref. 49, with minor modifications; mice and rats gave essentially similar results.· Analogy means that the events being investigated are essentially similar in kind to those of which we ourselves have direct experience.· The situation in Cramlington is essentially similar. ► unchanged · Labelling indices remained essentially unchanged in those patient who underwent biopsy twice.· Since then the device has remained essentially unchanged in principle.· In spite of so many hopes of a new order the old one proved tough enough to survive essentially unchanged. VERB► mean · Since costs tend to rise inexorably, attempts to stabilize public spending have essentially meant cuts in actual services.· John Sculley was now in charge of Apple, which essentially meant that he was in charge of Macintosh.· Taking usage rate as a variable essentially means segmenting on the basis of volume purchased.· In the down-sizing 1990s, this essentially means providing the glue that will make disparate mainframe, client-server and network systems co-function.· This last variable is worrying, as it essentially means you have no idea what the scheme's going to cost. ► remain · But however the goals of their lowland neighbours have shifted over time, they have remained essentially predatory.· But the number of women who die from the disease each year has remained essentially the same.· The reasons, consequences and approach taken remain essentially similar, regardless of the type of drug used.· The precise boundaries were often changed, but the location of the battlefield remained essentially the same from beginning to end.· Labelling indices remained essentially unchanged in those patient who underwent biopsy twice.· The cost of the network remained essentially flat for the quarter.· Thus, with certain limited exceptions, rape remains essentially a crime involving violence or the threat of it.· Some district councils remained essentially reactive, but others actively attacked problems in their neighborhoods. Word family WORD FAMILYnounessenceessentials ≠ inessentialsadjectiveessential ≠ inessentialadverbessentially used when stating the most basic facts about something SYN basically: Ballet is essentially a middle-class interest. Suicide rates have remained essentially unchanged.[sentence adverb] Essentially, we are talking about the cold war period.
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