reality

• n. 现实；实际；真实

词态变化

中文词源

real,真实的，现实的，-ity,名词后缀。

英文词源

reality (n.)

1540s, "quality of being real," from French réalité and directly Medieval Latin realitatem (nominative realitas), from Late Latin realis (see real (adj.)). Meaning "real existence, all that is real" is from 1640s; that of "the real state (of something)" is from 1680s. Sometimes 17c.-18c. also meaning "sincerity." Reality-based attested from 1960. Reality television from 1991.

双语例句

1. The reality of mothering is frequently very different from the romantic ideal.

养育孩子的现实经常与浪漫的理想大相径庭。

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2. This just shows how divorced from reality she's become.

这恰恰说明了她变得多么不切实际。

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3. He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not.

他给人的印象是很适应都市生活，但实际上并非如此。

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4. We are learning how to confront death instead of avoiding its reality.

我们在学习如何直面死亡，而非回避死亡这一现实。

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5. Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return.

这场胜利的喜悦退去后，人们将不得不回归现实。

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