► 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:
- 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
- 両方とも実際に使って比べてみよう ⇨ Let’s actually use them both and compare
- 実際にそれが起こる確率は非常に低い ⇨ The probability of that happening in reality is very low
- 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
- 医者で散々待たされたが、実際の診察は一分だけだった ⇨ The doctor had me wait for a terribly long time, and then he just saw me for one minute
- 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
- 実際の事件を脚色したテレビドラマ ⇨ A TV drama screenplayed from an actual incident
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 彼は愛想はいいけど実際は何の仕事もしない ⇨ He is friendly but won’t get anything done actually
- 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
- 私は米国に行くまで実際に銃を手にしたことは無かった ⇨ I’d never had a gun in my hand until I came to US
- 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