essentially

adv

• ① 本质上;基本上(=basically)
  • He's essentially a generous man.他基本上是个慷慨的人。

• ② 实际上(=in reality)
  • Essentially, this is the last day of the first semester since tomorrow is a holiday.因为明天是个假日,所以实际上今天是第一学期的最后一天。

• ③ 必要地(=necessarily)
  • "Must I do it now?"－"Not essentially."「我必须现在做吗?」「不一定要现在做。」