actually

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adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
actual：真實(shí)的，實(shí)際的；現(xiàn)行的，目前的。
n性質(zhì)的同根詞
actualization：實(shí)現(xiàn)；現(xiàn)實(shí)化。
actuality：現(xiàn)狀；現(xiàn)實(shí)；事實(shí)。
vi性質(zhì)的同根詞
actualise：成爲(wèi)現(xiàn)實(shí)；發(fā)揮出潛力（等於actualize）。
vt性質(zhì)的同根詞
actualize：實(shí)施，實(shí)行；實(shí)現(xiàn)。
actualise：實(shí)行；使成現(xiàn)實(shí)；發(fā)揮出…的潛力。

actually有時意爲(wèi)"說來奇怪，但竟然這樣。I actually saw him yesterday. 說來奇怪，我昨天竟然看見了他。
actually意爲(wèi)“真正地，事實(shí)上”，actual則是“真的，實(shí)際的”，他們可以被用來改錯或者是解開誤解。The book says she died aged 47，but her actual age was 43。 ‘Hello,John.Nice to meet you.’‘Actually,my name's Andy.’
他們也可以用actual來把事情表達(dá)得更清楚，精確，或者是提供意想不到的信息。I've got a new job.Actually,they've made me sales manager.
actual與actually有時會被錯誤使用，與present, current,now等詞的意思混淆。注意actual沒有“儅前的，現(xiàn)在的”等義。In 1900 the population of London was higher than its now. （NOT...than actually is）
英國人通常使用actually將壞消息斷開來講，‘How did you get on with my car?' ‘Well,actually,I'm terribly sorry,I'm afraid I had a crash.’

He actually became convinced that the nurses had an unanswerable case.
他實(shí)際上已經(jīng)相信了護(hù)士們的情況確實(shí)如此。
They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent's that expensive.
他們確實(shí)從樓上搬到了樓下，因爲(wèi)房租太貴了。
He will actually be serving three concurrent five-year sentences.
實(shí)際上，他將服3個5年徒刑，郃竝執(zhí)行。
What did she actually say?
她到底是怎麼說的？
For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack.
第一周他實(shí)際上從沒見到傳說中的傑尅。

(IN FACT) in fact or really
(SURPRISE) used in sentences in which there is information that is in some way surprising or the opposite of what most people would expect
(SAYING NO) used as a way of making a sentence slightly more polite, for example when you are expressing an opposing opinion, correcting what someone else has said, or refusing an offer

You use actually to indicate that a situation exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true.
You use actually when you are correcting or contradicting someone.
You can use actually when you are politely expressing an opinion that other people might not have expected from you.
You use actually to introduce a new topic into a conversation.