actual
英 [ˈæktʃuəl]
美 [ˈæktʃuəl]
adj. 真实的; 实际的; (强调事情最重要的部分)真正的，…本身
复数：actuals
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1396 / COCA.1739
同义词辨析
trueactualgenuinereal【导航词义：真实的，真正的】
这消息属实吗？
She gave a true account of what had happened.
她如实地讲述了发生的事情。
True friendship is worth more than money.
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。
实际成本比我们预料的高得多。
The actual cause of this quake is still unknown.
这次地震的真正原因仍不清楚。
The play is based upon an actual event.
该剧本是根据真实的故事编写的。
那是用真皮做的。
This is a genuine painting by Picasso.
这是一幅毕加索的真画。
He has a genuine desire to help us.
他真心诚意地想帮助我们。
这是确实存在危险的地方。
Is your ring real/genuine gold?
你的戒指是真金的吗？
We always regard him as a real/true friend of us.
我们一直把他看作一位真正的朋友。
Real power resides in the people.
真正的权力属于人民。
牛津词典
adj.
- 真实的；实际的
used to emphasize sth that is real or exists in fact- What were his actual words?
他的原话是什么？ - The actual cost was higher than we expected.
实际成本比我们预计的要高。 - James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact (= really) he is five years older.
詹姆斯看起来比他妻子年轻，但实际上他还大五岁。
- What were his actual words?
- （强调事情最重要的部分）真正的，…本身
used to emphasize the most important part of sth- The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour.
准备婚礼要几周，而婚礼仪式本身还不到一小时。
- The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 真实的；实际的
You useactualto emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.- The segments are filmed using either local actors or the actual people involved...
这些片断是由当地的演员或真实的当事人参与拍摄的。 - Officials admit the actual number of AIDS victims is much higher than statistics reflect.
官员们承认艾滋病患者的实际数量比统计所显示的数字要大得多。
- The segments are filmed using either local actors or the actual people involved...
- ADJ （用于对比主次方面）真正的，实际的
You useactualto contrast the important aspect of something with a less important aspect.- She had compiled pages of notes, but she had not yet gotten down to doing the actual writing...
她已编写了数页注释，但还未开始真正意义上的写作。 - The exercises in this chapter can guide you, but it will be up to you to do the actual work.
这一章的练习能给你指导，但实际的工作还得靠你自己完成。
- She had compiled pages of notes, but she had not yet gotten down to doing the actual writing...
- in actual fact→ see:fact
Do not confuseactualandreal. You useactualto emphasize that what you are referring to is real or genuine, or to contrast different aspects of something. You userealto describe things that exist rather than being imagined or theoretical.Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain.Note that you only useactualin front of a noun. You do not say that something 'is actual'. Note also thatactualis not used to refer to something which is happening now, at the present time. For this meaning, you need to use adjectives such ascurrentorpresent.
请勿混淆actual和real。actual用于强调所指事物为真实的、实际的，或用于对比事物的不同方面。real表示事物的确存在，非想象的或理论上的：Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain（罗伯特起初假装害怕而尖叫，接着却真的疼得叫起来）。注意，actual只用于名词前，不能说某事物is actual。另请注意，actual不用于指正在发生的事情。表示某事正在发生时用current或present这样的形容词。
双语例句
- I can not give the actual figures.
我不能举出实际数字。 - Surgery often demands actual physical strength, as well as the possession of a strong stomach.
做外科手术常常要求有真正的体力和很强的承受恶心反胃的能力。 - The actual nest is a work of art.
真实的鸟巢十分精致。 - She had compiled pages of notes, but she had not yet gotten down to doing the actual writing
她已编写了数页注释，但还未开始真正意义上的写作。 - Any resemblance to actual persons, places or events is purely coincidental
如与真人、真实地点或真实事件有雷同之处，纯属巧合。 - Our efforts are beginning to have an actual effect.
我们的努力开始有了实效。 - The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly.
这种药物实际起作用的时间可以大大延长。 - The actual site of a city is determined by the natural lie of the land.
城市的实际选址取决于这片土地的自然状况。 - The imagery is drawn from the actual life.
诗中的意象都是从现实生活中提取的。 - This microscope can magnify bacteria three thousand times their actual size.
这台显微镜可以把细菌放大三千倍。