| 单词 | factual |
| 释义 | factual (once / 7243 pages) adj If something is factual, it can be proven, like your mother's story about the bear that is factual because she took a picture of it standing next to the family car. Something factual is real. It is based in fact, meaning it can be proven, repeated or observed. In fact, fact is the root of the word factual, from the Latin word factum, meaning "event, occurrence." The factual part of a story is the part that really happened — the rests gets more outlandish and make-up every time someone tells it. Evidence makes something factual. WORD FAMILYfactual: counterfactual, factuality, factually, factualness+/counterfactual: counterfactuality USAGE EXAMPLESBut he did assert that some recent published reports about him contained factual errors. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It’s based on a factual record of where the world is today and what is our obligation under our mission. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) That modifier “fake,” to put the point slightly differently, suggests that non-“fake” news must be conversely genuine, truthful, factual. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) 1adj existing in act or fact Syn actual existent, real being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory 2adj of or relating to or characterized by facts factual considerations |
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