Essentially ɪˈsenʃəli Basic 副词 Important [Adv Cl/Group [Formal
Essentially, used as an adverb, means "fundamentally; in essence; basically," emphasizing the most important or basic quality of someone or something, or indicating that what is being said is mainly true even if some parts are incorrect or more complex.
[ADV-GRADED 副词]根本上;本质上 You use essentially to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, and to say that it is their most important or basic quality.
[ADV with cl/group]
[emphasis]
[FORMAL 正式]
It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people...
几个世纪以来人们一直相信伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家从根本上就与普通人大不相同。
Essentially, vines and grapes need water, heat and light.
最基本的是,葡萄藤和葡萄需要水、热和光。
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[ADV 副词]大体上;基本上 You use essentially to indicate that what you are saying is mainly true, although some parts of it are wrong or more complicated than has been stated.
[ADV with cl/group]
[vagueness]
[FORMAL 正式]
His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct...
他有关城市占用农业用地的分析已被证明大体上是正确的。
Essentially, the West has only two options...
基本上,西方只有两种选择。
The company won the contract by essentially saying it would do the job for free.
那家公司基本上是靠宣称免费进行那项工作才赢得了合同。
Oxford
es·sen·tial·ly★/ɪˈsenʃəli; NAmEɪˈsenʃəli/adverbwhen you think about the true, important or basic nature of sb/sth 本质上;根本上;基本上SYN
basically
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fundamentally
◆There are three essentially differentways of tackling the problem. 解决这个问题有三种本质上完全不同的方法。◆The pattern is essentially the samein all cases. 这种模式在所有情况下基本相同。◆Essentially, what we are suggesting is that the firm needs to change.说到底,我们的建议是公司必须思变。◆He was, essentially, a teacher, not a manager.他本质上来说是个教师而不是经理。◆The article was essentially concerned with her relationship with her parents (= it dealt with other things, but this was the most important).本文主要是关于她与父母的关系。es·sen·tial·ly/ɪˈsenʃəli; NAmEɪˈsenʃəli/
used when stating the most basic facts about somethingSYN basically: Ballet is essentially a middle-class interest. Suicide rates have remained essentially unchanged.[sentence adverb] Essentially, we are talking about the cold war period.
WDF
essentially
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本质上(55%),本来(45%)
adv.本质上;本来
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