actually

actually
['æktjuəlɪ]
adv
1) (indicating or emphasising truth) 实际地 [shíjì de]

I was so bored I actually fell asleep. — 我闷透了,竟然睡着了。

Actually, we have the same opinion. — 实际上我们有同样的观点。

2) (in fact) 事实上 [shìshíshang]

I'm not a student, I'm a doctor, actually. — 我不是个学生,事实上,我是位医生。

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actuallyreally都用于强调陈述的内容。actually 用于强调某个情形下的确存在的事实,通常该事实出人意料,或者跟刚刚提及的事情形成对比。All the characters in the novel actually existed...He actually began to cry. 它还可以用来强调叙述的精确性或者表示对他人的更正。 No one was actually drunk...We couldn't actually see the garden. 在谈话中使用 really 是为了强调正在谈论的内容。I really think he's sick. really 用于形容词或者副词前,与 very 含义相似。This is really serious.

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