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actuality

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actuality /ˌæktʃəˈwæləti/ noun
plural actualities
actuality
/ˌæktʃəˈwæləti/
noun
plural actualities
Learner's definition of ACTUALITY
[noncount] : the quality or state of being actual or real真实情况;实际状况
[count] : something that is actual or real现实情况;事实

in actuality

: in truthused to stress that something is true when it is different from what was believed or expected实际上,事实上(用于强调事实与预期相反)
BNC: 15761 COCA: 15096

actuality

noun

ac·​tu·​al·​i·​ty ˌak-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē How to pronounce actuality (audio)
ˌak-shə-
plural actualities
1
: the quality or state of being actual
2
: something that is actual : fact, reality
possible risks which have been seized upon as actualities T. S. Eliot
Phrases
in actuality
: in actual fact

Example Sentences

The actuality was quite different from the theory. the actuality of the Abominable Snowman is not taken seriously by scientists
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English actualite "capacity for action, effective power," borrowed from Medieval Latin āctuālitāt-, āctuālitās, from Late Latin āctuālis actual + Latin -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of actuality was in 1587
BNC: 15761 COCA: 15096

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