實際

這些表面上相觸的地層實際上相隔很遠。
   These strata, lying apparently in contact, are in fact abysmally separated.

她看上去年輕,可是實際上已五十歲了。
   She looks young, but she's actually 50.

他的證據實際上意味著:他沒有謀殺那個人。
   His evidence really adds up to this: he didn't murder the man.

他們那些不切實際的計劃不會有什麼結果。
   Nothing will result from their airy plans.

他的意見很不實際,常常會出問題。
   His ideas are all wet. They always go wrong.

老實說,安迪是個理論勝於實際的垂釣者。
   Frankly speaking, Andy was more of an angler theoretically than practically.

她的公開信實際上是對她生活方式的辯護。
   Her open letter was really an apology for her way of life.

他生病的表面原因是飲酒過度,但實際原因是喪妻之痛。
   The apparent cause of his illness was excessive drinking, but the real cause was his deep grief at his wife's death.

不切實際的戰略
   armchair strategy

這個計劃實際上一無是處。
   As the case stands, this plan is no good.

角色對觀眾的那些旁白實際上不適合於拍成電影。
   Those asides, which the characters deliver to the audience, do not really suit the screen.

他假裝無情,實際上卻是一個善良的人。
   He pretends to be very hard, but he's a kind man at bottom.

他表面上很好,實際上並不誠實。
   He seems nice, but he's dishonest at heart.

他以為他已經解決了這個問題,可是實際情況並非如此。
   He thought he had already solved the problem, but that was not the case.

我曾對他的演講抱有很大希望,但實際上沒有什麼新鮮東西。
   I had expected much from his speech, but nothing new came forth.

法律條文上的這些變動純粹是擺擺樣子的,根本不能解決實際問題。
   These changes in the law are purely cosmetic and do nothing to deal with the real problem.

你的老板不僅僅是想要降低你的威信,實際上是要把你攆走。
   Your boss isn't just trying to cut you down to size, but actually to get rid of you.

實際工資有所減少。
   There is a decline in real wages.

缺乏實際經驗的空頭理論家
   an armchair theorist deficient in practical experience

雖然有議會存在,但軍隊實際上控制著這個國家。
   Although there is a parliament, the army is in effective control of the country.