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essentially adv.本质上；本来 (1) 她本质上是和善的。(2) 市场经济本质上是法制经济。(3) 我本来是一个宽宏大量的人，但你的行为实在叫人难以忍受。 The word essentia came from the Lower Latin, referring to something's inherent qualities. If you're convinced that there's not much difference between two things, you might say that they are essentially the same. Nietzsche once made the essentially sexist comment, "Man wishes woman to be peaceable, but in fact she is essentially warlike, like the cat.”

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英 [ɪ'senʃəli] 美 [ɪ'senʃəli] (1) She's essentially kind.(2) Market economy is essentially a legal economy.(3) I am a largehearted man essentially,but your action let me can't bear actuality. Notice the tie between essentially and the word "essence," referring to the very core of something. As an adverb, then, essentially refers to something's nature. In spite of your faults, you're essentially a good person. 1[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。2[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。

英语单词	essentially
英美音标	英 [ɪ'senʃəli] 美 [ɪ'senʃəli]
中文释义	adv.本质上；本来
英语例句	(1) She's essentially kind. (2) Market economy is essentially a legal economy. (3) I am a largehearted man essentially,but your action let me can't bear actuality.
中文例句	(1) 她本质上是和善的。 (2) 市场经济本质上是法制经济。 (3) 我本来是一个宽宏大量的人，但你的行为实在叫人难以忍受。
vocabulary简明	Notice the tie between essentially and the word "essence," referring to the very core of something. As an adverb, then, essentially refers to something's nature. In spite of your faults, you're essentially a good person.
vocabulary扩展	The word essentia came from the Lower Latin, referring to something's inherent qualities. If you're convinced that there's not much difference between two things, you might say that they are essentially the same. Nietzsche once made the essentially sexist comment, "Man wishes woman to be peaceable, but in fact she is essentially warlike, like the cat.”
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。

Essentially Word Referring Something's 副词 [Adv Cl/Group [Formal