单词 | actually |
释义 | actuallyactually /ˈæktʃuəli, -tʃəli/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 1[sentence adverb] spoken used when you are giving an opinion or adding new information to what you have just said: I don’t actually remember it all that well. Actually, that was the best part of the whole trip. Well, actually, you still owe me $200.2used when you are telling or asking someone what the real and exact truth of a situation is, as opposed to what people may think: He may look 30, but he’s actually 45. Unemployment has actually fallen for the past two months. So, what actually happened?WORD CHOICE: actually, (right) now, currently• Use actually when you are telling someone what is really true: Surprisingly, the population of Brown County actually fell during the 1990s (=really the population fell).• Use (right) now or currently when you mean “now” or “at this time”: Right now/Currently, the population of Brown County is 843,500 (=at this time, this is the population). |
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