► 副詞
実際 [じっさい] meaning: real rank: 1
☆ それは私が実際この目で見た ⇨ I actually saw it with my own eyes
☆ 実際やってみると予想とは大分違った ⇨ It was quite different when I actually did it
► 名詞
実際 [じっさい] meaning: reality rank: 1
☆ この映画は基づいているという実際の事件とは相当違う ⇨ The movie is quite different from the real incident which is supposedly based on
☆ これは実際に起こった事件だ ⇨ This is a story that happened in reality
☆ 本当の原因は実際のところ良く判らない ⇨ In reality, the real cause is not really known
☆ 理論上はそうでも実際はそう簡単に行かない ⇨ It doesn’t go that easily in reality even if on theory it does
☆ 私は彼に実際に会ったことは無い ⇨ I’ve never met him in reality, in person
More examples:
- 実際にやってみると思いの外面白かった ⇨ When I actually tried it, it was a lot more fun than I had thought
- 頭で分かっていても実際にやるのは難しい ⇨ Even if you understand (the concept) in your head, it is difficult to actually do it
- 日本では売春は違法だが実際には公然と行われている ⇨ Prostitution is illegal in Japan but actually done openly
- 彼等は実際の開発は下請け会社に嘱託している ⇨ They have a subcontractor do the actual development
- 彼は専門家と自称しているが、実際に仕事をするとボロが出る ⇨ He claims he is an expert, but when actually he does some work, his incompetence reveals itself
- 実際に蓋を開けるまでどうなるか判らない ⇨ You won’t know until you actually open the lid, let it start, see it happen, do it
- 欧米人がアジア人の典型だと勘違いしている吊り目のアジア人は実際は殆どいない ⇨ There are few Asians with slanted eyes westerners mistake as typical Asians
- あいつは大きな口を叩くが実際は何もしない ⇨ He talks big, smack, but won’t really do anything
- 口で言うのと実際にやるのは違う ⇨ Saying it (with your mouth) and doing it in reality are different
- 彼は党に籍は置いていたが、実際には活動していなかった ⇨ He was officially a member of the political party although had never been active
- 実際の売り値はもっと低い ⇨ The actual sale price is much lower
- 机上の論理と実際にやるのは完全に違う ⇨ Desktop theory and doing it in reality are completely different
- 理屈はそうでも実際にはそうなっていない ⇨ The logic may be so, but the reality is not
- 彼のやっていることは自己満足のためだけで、実際は何の意味も無い ⇨ What he is doing is utterly pointless, other than satisfying his own vanity
- 彼はただ文句を言うのとは違って実際に行動する ⇨ He won’t just complain, but rather will actually act on it