vir·tu·al
adjective/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/
/ˈvɜːrtʃuəl/
[only before noun]- (computing) made to appear to exist by the use of computer software, for example on the internet
（通过计算机软件，如在互联网上）模拟的，虚拟的 - a system to help programmers create virtual environments
帮助程序员创建虚拟环境的系统 - a virtual classroom/desktop/library
虚拟教室/桌面/图书馆 - You can also take a virtual tour of the museum.
您还可以虚拟参观博物馆。 - Students will have more access to resources and support, both virtual and physical.
学生将有更多机会获得虚拟和现实的资源和支持。
- a system to help programmers create virtual environments
- almost or very nearly the thing described, so that any slight difference is not important
很接近的；几乎…的；事实上的；实际上的；实质上的 - The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade.
这家公司实质上已经垄断了这种贸易。 - The economy has come to a virtual standstill.
经济已经近乎停滞。 - He married a virtual stranger.
他娶了一个几乎素不相识的女子。 - The country was sliding into a state of virtual civil war.
这个国家实际上正逐渐进入内战状态。 - Analysts said the deal was a virtual certainty.
分析师表示，这笔交易几乎是板上钉钉的事情。 - The stunning battle sequences almost make up for the virtual absence of a plot.
令人惊叹的战斗序列几乎弥补了剧情的缺失。 - She was a virtual unknown when he cast her in the film.
当他让她出演这部电影时，她实际上还默默无闻。
- The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade.
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘possessing certain virtues’): from medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus ‘virtue’, suggested by late Latin virtuosus.