virtual /ˈvə:tʃuəl/ adj. 1. 实际上起作用的，实质上的：a virtual agreement (promise) 实际上的同意(允许) Mr. Smith is the virtual president, though his title is secretary.史密斯先生是实际上的董事长，尽管他的头衔只是个秘书。2. 虚拟的：virtual reality 虚拟真实
virtually /ˈvə:tʃuəli/ adv. 实际上，事实上：My book’s virtually finished; I’ve only a few changes to make in the writing. 我那本书实际上已写完，我只要在稿件上再改几处就可以了。［考句］The world’s governments have done virtually nothing to combat the threat of nuclear accidents. 各国政府几乎还没有对核事故所造成的威胁采取任何行动。
［辨析］见actually
