in reality:实际上;事实上(用于强调与表象、想象或说法相反的真实情况)。也可表示“在现实生活中(而非理论或虚构中)”。
/ɪn riˈæləti/
In reality, the task was much easier than we expected.
实际上,这项任务比我们预想的要容易得多。
He seemed confident in the interview, but in reality he was very nervous and unsure of himself.
面试时他看起来很自信,但事实上他非常紧张,也缺乏把握。
reality 来自拉丁语 realis(“真实的、实际的”),进一步与 res(“事物”)相关;加上介词短语 in(“在……之中”)构成 in reality,字面意思是“在真实情况中”,引申为“实际上、事实上”。