actual: [14] In common with act, action, etc, actual comes ultimately from Latin āctus, the past participle of the verb agere ‘do, perform’. In late Latin an adjective āctuālis was formed from the noun āctus, and this passed into Old French as actuel. English borrowed it in this form, and it was not until the 15th century that the spelling actual, based on the original Latin model, became general. At first its meaning was simply, and literally, ‘relating to acts, active’; the current sense, ‘genuine’, developed in the mid 16th century. => act, action
early 14c., "pertaining to an action," from Old French actuel "now existing, up to date" (13c.), from Late Latin actualis "active, pertaining to action," adjectival form of Latin actus (see act (n.)). The broader sense of "real, existing" (as opposed to potential, ideal, etc.) is from late 14c.
双语例句
1. Check the actual construction of the chair by looking underneath.
看看椅子的下面，检查一下它的实际构造。
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2. Birthplace data are only the crudest indicator of actual migration paths.
出生地信息只能非常粗略地显示实际移民过程。
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3. Any resemblance to actual persons, places or events is purely coincidental.
如与真人、真实地点或真实事件有雷同之处，纯属巧合。
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4. The actual nest is a work of art.
真实的鸟巢十分精致。
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5. He pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm.
