essentially

英 [ɪˈsenʃəli]

美 [ɪˈsenʃəli]

adv.  本质上; 根本上; 基本上

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2399 / COCA.2286

牛津词典

adv.

• 本质上；根本上；基本上
  when you think about the true, important or basic nature of sb/sth
  1. There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem.
     解决这个问题有三种根本不同的方法。
  2. The pattern is essentially the same in all cases.
     这种模式在所有情况下基本相同。
  3. Essentially, what we are suggesting is that the firm needs to change.
     说到底，我们的建议是公司必须思变。
  4. He was, essentially, a teacher, not a manager.
     他本质上来说是个教师而不是经理。
  5. The article was essentially concerned with her relationship with her parents (= it dealt with other things, but this was the most important) .
     本文主要是关于她与父母的关系。

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 根本上;本质上
  You useessentiallyto emphasize a quality that someone or something has, and to say that it is their most important or basic quality.
  1. It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people...
     几个世纪以来人们一直相信伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家从根本上就与普通人大不相同。
  2. Essentially, vines and grapes need water, heat and light.
     最基本的是，葡萄藤和葡萄需要水、热和光。
• ADV 大体上;基本上
  You useessentiallyto indicate that what you are saying is mainly true, although some parts of it are wrong or more complicated than has been stated.
  1. His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct...
     他有关城市占用农业用地的分析已被证明大体上是正确的。
  2. Essentially, the West has only two options...
     基本上，西方只有两种选择。
  3. The company won the contract by essentially saying it would do the job for free.
     那家公司基本上是靠宣称免费进行那项工作才赢得了合同。

英英释义

adv

• in essence
  1. He is basically dishonest
  2. the argument was essentially a technical one
  3. for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person
  Synonym:basicallyfundamentally

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