reality
UK/ri'æliti/US
NGSL 2kB1
Definitions
n.
The state of things as they actually exist; the real world
现实；实际存在的状态；真实世界
n.
A thing that is actually experienced or true, as opposed to an idea or wish
实际经历或确实如此的事物（与想法或愿望相对）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreal (actually existing) + -ity (the state of) = the state of being real — the world of actual things. The word lives by contrast: reality vs. a dream, vs. fiction, vs. what you hoped for. 'In reality' and 'face reality' both pit the world of facts against wishes or false impressions.
Root real still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.face reality面对现实
- 2.become a reality成为现实
- 3.in reality实际上，事实上
- 4.virtual reality虚拟现实
- 5.harsh reality残酷的现实
- 6.reality check现实的检验／清醒一下
Example Sentences
- 1.
The dream of cheap space travel may soon become a reality.
- 2.
In reality, the project cost twice what we had budgeted.
- 3.
He struggled to accept the harsh reality of his diagnosis.
- 4.
Virtual reality lets you walk through a building before it is built.