actuality /ˌæktʃəˈwæləti/ noun plural actualities
plural actualities
Learner's definition of ACTUALITY
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[noncount] : the quality or state of being actual or real真实情况；实际状况 2
[count] : something that is actual or real现实情况；事实
in actuality
: in truth —
used to stress that something is true when it is different from what was believed or expected实际上，事实上（用于强调事实与预期相反） -
He gave me what turned out to be, in actuality [=in reality, in fact], only a copy of the original.后来发现他给我的原来只是一份复印件。
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I thought they just arrived, but in actuality they'd been here for an hour.我以为他们刚到，但事实上他们已经到了一个小时了。