actuality
/ˌæktʃʊˈælətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- actual existence, typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed现状（尤与曾打算、预期或相信的相对）：
the building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in magazines.
这建筑物看上去和在杂志上一样让人印象深刻。
1.1
actualities
existing conditions or facts现状, 事实：the grim actualities of prison life.
监狱生活的严酷事实。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'activity'）： from Old French actualite or medieval Latin actualitas, from actualis 'active， practical'， from actus （see ACT）.