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。
• Essentially, it is a new tool of the United States for purpose of economic aggression and political overthrow.
  它最根本就是为美国进行经济侵略，进行政治颠覆的新式工具。
• The mood of the crowd was essentially pro-Agassi.
  大多数观众都希望阿加西获胜。
• Science, on Weber's account, is an essentially value-free activity.
  按照韦伯的说法，科学在本质上是一种价值无涉的活动。
• The book is essentially a taster for those unfamiliar with the subject.
  这本书基本上会让那些不熟悉该学科的人对其有个初步了解。
• This essentially ties a resource to each table.
  本质上来说，这是将一个资源和每个表绑在一起。
• 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。
• 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。
• Essentially, I agree with you.
  我基本上赞同你。
• Essentially the catalytic properties of clay minerals arise because of their ability to donate protons or accept electrons in reaction mechanisms.
  从本质上看，粘土矿物具有催化性质，这是因为粘土矿物在反应过程中能放出质子或接受电子。