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

双语例句

• 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。
• The city essentially owes its fame and beauty to the Moors who transformed it into the Muslim capital of Spain
  该城的声名与美丽基本上要归功于将它变成西班牙穆斯林之都的摩尔人。
• And a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness;
  和宗教责任的正义感同所有真正和持久的幸福有着本质联系的坚定信念。
• Many other surveys have produced results essentially in agreement with these figures.
  许多其他调查已经得出了与这些数据基本一致的结果。
• The mood of the crowd was essentially pro-Agassi.
  大多数观众都希望阿加西获胜。
• Essentially, this role defines specific MDA activities and artifacts, creates the transformations, and so on.
  从本质上说，该角色规定了具体的MDA活动和工件，创建转换等。
• That is essentially zero and means there is no support for this sector whatsoever.
  这基本上就是零，表明这个行业没有获得任何支持。
• 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。
• Perhaps I'm exaggerating a bit, but that's essentially how it felt to me.
  或许我有点夸大其词了，但这确确实实是我的感受。
• But, with use variables, the closure essentially remembers the context of the variable.
  但是，通过使用变量，closure基本上记住了变量的上下文。