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reality n.真实；现实；实际 (1) 他对那景象的描述逼真得令人惊讶。(2) 我试图使他相信危险的确存在。(3) 他的计划迅速变为现实。(4) 这就是伊拉克战争的惨痛现实。(5) 格林先生是徒有虚名的教授。(6) 他似乎是个万事通,其实他是再愚蠢不过了。 The noun reality harkens back to the late Latin realis, and later to the mid-16th Century Medieval Latin reālitās, referring to legal property matters, with the current meaning of "true existence" not coming about until 1647. Philosophers and scientists often debate about the true nature of reality, and a common philosophy is that a person’s reality is whatever he or she thinks it is. Or, as film director Tim Burton once said, "One person's craziness is another person's reality."

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英 [ri'æləti] 美 [ri'æləti] (1) He describes the scene with startling reality.(2) I try to convince him of the reality of the danger.(3) His plans were transformed overnight into reality.(4) This is the just the bitter reality of wars in Iraq.(5) Mr Green is a professor in name but not in reality.(6) It seems as if he knew everything, but in reality, he is as stupid as can be. Reality is the way things actually are, not the way you might want them to be. Many TV shows claim to be reality, but they are really just pretend. The only actual reality is the life that happens every day. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:virtual reality；现实；事实 You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas. Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred...虚构和现实越来越难以区分了。Psychiatrists become too caught up in their theories to deal adequately with reality.精神病专家太纠结于理论，无法很好地处理现实问题。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（尤指不愉快的或困难的）真实情况，实际情形 The reality of a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult to deal with.   [usu the N of n]...the harsh reality of top international competition...高层次的国际竞争的严酷现实Other psychoanalysts do accept the reality of child sexual abuse.其他心理分析师确实接受了儿童性侵犯的现实。3[N-SING 单数名词]现实存在；真实发生的事 You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening. ...the whole procedure that made this book become a reality...本书成书的整个过程The reality is that they are poor.现状是他们很贫穷。4[PHRASE 短语]事实上；实际上 You can use in reality to introduce a statement about the real nature of something, when it contrasts with something incorrect that has just been described.   [PHR with cl]He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not.他给人的印象是很适应都市生活，但实际上并非如此。

英语单词	reality
英美音标	英 [ri'æləti] 美 [ri'æləti]
中文释义	n.真实；现实；实际
英语例句	(1) He describes the scene with startling reality. (2) I try to convince him of the reality of the danger. (3) His plans were transformed overnight into reality. (4) This is the just the bitter reality of wars in Iraq. (5) Mr Green is a professor in name but not in reality. (6) It seems as if he knew everything, but in reality, he is as stupid as can be.
中文例句	(1) 他对那景象的描述逼真得令人惊讶。 (2) 我试图使他相信危险的确存在。 (3) 他的计划迅速变为现实。 (4) 这就是伊拉克战争的惨痛现实。 (5) 格林先生是徒有虚名的教授。 (6) 他似乎是个万事通,其实他是再愚蠢不过了。
vocabulary简明	Reality is the way things actually are, not the way you might want them to be. Many TV shows claim to be reality, but they are really just pretend. The only actual reality is the life that happens every day.
vocabulary扩展	The noun reality harkens back to the late Latin realis, and later to the mid-16th Century Medieval Latin reālitās, referring to legal property matters, with the current meaning of "true existence" not coming about until 1647. Philosophers and scientists often debate about the true nature of reality, and a common philosophy is that a person’s reality is whatever he or she thinks it is. Or, as film director Tim Burton once said, "One person's craziness is another person's reality."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:virtual reality ；现实；事实 You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas. Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred... 虚构和现实越来越难以区分了。 Psychiatrists become too caught up in their theories to deal adequately with reality. 精神病专家太纠结于理论，无法很好地处理现实问题。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（尤指不愉快的或困难的）真实情况，实际情形 The reality of a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult to deal with. [usu the N of n] ...the harsh reality of top international competition... 高层次的国际竞争的严酷现实 Other psychoanalysts do accept the reality of child sexual abuse. 其他心理分析师确实接受了儿童性侵犯的现实。 3 [N-SING 单数名词]现实存在；真实发生的事 You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening. ...the whole procedure that made this book become a reality... 本书成书的整个过程 The reality is that they are poor. 现状是他们很贫穷。 4 [PHRASE 短语]事实上；实际上 You can use in reality to introduce a statement about the real nature of something, when it contrasts with something incorrect that has just been described. [PHR with cl] He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not. 他给人的印象是很适应都市生活，但实际上并非如此。

Reality Things Nature Real Latin Person's Deal 英