actually

常用用法

actually有時意為"說來奇怪，但竟然這樣。I actually saw him yesterday. 說來奇怪，我昨天竟然看見了他。
actually意為“真正地，事實上”，actual則是“真的，實際的”，他們可以被用來改錯或者是解開誤解。The book says she died aged 47，but her actual age was 43。 ‘Hello,John.Nice to meet you.’‘Actually,my name's Andy.’
他們也可以用actual來把事情表達得更清楚，精確，或者是提供意想不到的信息。I've got a new job.Actually,they've made me sales manager.
actual與actually有時會被錯誤使用，與present, current,now等詞的意思混淆。注意actual沒有“當(dāng)前的，現(xiàn)在的”等義。In 1900 the population of London was higher than its now. （NOT...than actually is）
英國人通常使用actually將壞消息斷開來講，‘How did you get on with my car?' ‘Well,actually,I'm terribly sorry,I'm afraid I had a crash.’