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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ac·tu·al ETYMOLOGY Middle English actuel, from Late Latin actualis,from Latin actus act DATE 14th century 1. obsolete : active 2. a. existing in act and not merely potentially b. existing in fact or reality actual and imagined conditions c. not false or apparent actual costs 3. existing or occurring at the time : current caught in the actual commission of a crime English Etymology actual early 14c., "pertaining to an action," from O.Fr . actuel "now existing, up to date" (13c.), from L.L. actualis "active," adj. form of L. actus (see act). The broader sense of "real" (as opposed to potential, ideal, etc.) is due to infl. of Fr. actualite.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ actual ac·tual / 5AktFuEl / adjective[only before noun] 1. used to emphasize sth that is real or exists in fact 真实的；实际的: What were his actual words? 他确实是怎么说的？ The actual cost was higher than we expected. 实际成本比我们预计的要高。 James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact (= really) he is nine years older. 詹姆斯看起来比他妻子年轻,但实际上他还大了五岁。 2. used to emphasize the most important part of sth (强调事情最重要的部份)真正的,…本身: The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour. 准备婚礼要几周,而婚礼仪式本身还不到一小时。 OLT actual adj. ⇨ real (in actual fact…)⇨ very (his actual words) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ac·tu·al I. \ˈakchə(wə)l, -ksh-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, active, existing, from Middle French actuel, from Late Latin actualis active, practical, from Latin actus act + -alis -al — more at act 1. obsolete : involving or relating to acts or deeds : active < her walking and other actual performances — Shakespeare > 2. a. : existing in act < our actual intentions > : existent — contrasted with potential and possible b. : existing in fact or reality : really acted or acting or carried out— contrasted with ideal and hypothetical < in actual life > < the actual conditions > — distinguished from apparent and nominal < the actual cost of goods > 3. : not spurious : real , genuine < an actual blizzard > < actual falsehood > < hard-pressed but not in actual poverty > 4. : in existence or taking place at the time : present , current < caught in the actual commission of the crime > 5. physics : kinetic ; also : motive , sensible — used of energySynonyms: see real II. noun (-s) 1. : something that is actual or exists in fact : reality 2. : something actually received or at hand (as a cash receipt or a market commodity) as distinct from estimated or expected < trading in both actuals and futures in grain > |
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