substantially
UK/səb'stænʃ(ə)lɪ/US/sәb'stænʃәli/
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Definitions
adv.
To a large degree; considerably
大幅地，相当大程度上
adv.
In essence; for the most part
大体上，实质上
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsub-under, below
+
-antsuffix
+
-ialbefore, in front of (Latin ante)
+
-lyrelating to, having the nature of
=substantially
Adverb of substantial: sub- (under) + st (stand) = what 'stands under' something, its solid substance. Substantially means 'in solid terms' — either a large amount (substantially more) or in essence (substantially the same). The -ant here is a suffix, so st is the root.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.substantially increase大幅增加
- 2.substantially different有很大不同
- 3.substantially the same基本相同
- 4.substantially reduce大幅减少
Example Sentences
- 1.
Sales have increased substantially this quarter.
- 2.
The two versions are substantially the same.