essentially

adv.

1. 本质上；根本上；基本上
   when you think about the true, important or basic nature of sb/sth
   1. There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem.
      解决这个问题有三种根本不同的方法。
   2. The pattern is essentially the same in all cases.
      这种模式在所有情况下基本相同。
   3. Essentially, what we are suggesting is that the firm needs to change.
      说到底，我们的建议是公司必须思变。
   4. He was, essentially, a teacher, not a manager.
      他本质上来说是个教师而不是经理。
   5. The article was essentially concerned with her relationship with her parents (= it dealt with other things, but this was the most important) .
      本文主要是关于她与父母的关系。

1. ADV-GRADED 根本上;本质上
   You use essentially to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, and to say that it is their most important or basic quality.
   1. It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people...
      几个世纪以来人们一直相信伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家从根本上就与普通人大不相同。
   2. Essentially, vines and grapes need water, heat and light.
      最基本的是，葡萄藤和葡萄需要水、热和光。
2. ADV 大体上;基本上
   You use essentially to indicate that what you are saying is mainly true, although some parts of it are wrong or more complicated than has been stated.
   1. His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct...
      他有关城市占用农业用地的分析已被证明大体上是正确的。
   2. Essentially, the West has only two options...
      基本上，西方只有两种选择。
   3. The company won the contract by essentially saying it would do the job for free.
      那家公司基本上是靠宣称免费进行那项工作才赢得了合同。

1. Science, on Weber's account, is an essentially value-free activity.
   按照韦伯的说法，科学在本质上是一种价值无涉的活动。
2. Many other surveys have produced results essentially in agreement with these figures.
   许多其他调查已经得出了与这些数据基本一致的结果。
3. The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents
   文章的主要部分基本是对这些原始文件的回顾。
4. Hers was an essentially sunny cast of mind.
   她本质上是属于阳光快乐的性格。
5. It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care.
   这实质上是一种狭隘的、因循守旧的照顾孩子的方法。
6. The mission for the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is essentially over
   “奋进号”航天飞机上全体机组人员的任务基本上已经完成了。
7. It's been believed for centuries that great writers, composers and scientists are essentially quite different from ordinary people
   几个世纪以来人们一直相信伟大的作家、作曲家和科学家从根本上就与普通人大不相同。
8. Essentially, vines and grapes need water, heat and light.
   最基本的是，葡萄藤和葡萄需要水、热和光。
9. His analysis of urban use of agricultural land has been proved essentially correct
   他有关城市占用农业用地的分析已被证明大体上是正确的。
10. Essentially, the West has only two options
    基本上，西方只有两种选择。
11. The company won the contract by essentially saying it would do the job for free.
    那家公司基本上是靠宣称免费进行那项工作才赢得了合同。
12. Some see themselves as the provider of ideas, while others view their role as essentially managerial.
    有些人自认为是出谋划策的人，其他人则认为他们主要是起管理方面的作用。
13. The city essentially owes its fame and beauty to the Moors who transformed it into the Muslim capital of Spain
    该城的声名与美丽基本上要归功于将它变成西班牙穆斯林之都的摩尔人。
14. Some believe this level of compensation is essentially a poison pill to put off any rival bidders.
    有些人认为这种程度的补偿实质上是阻止任何投标对手的“毒丸”防御。
15. The mood of the crowd was essentially pro-Agassi.
    大多数观众都希望阿加西获胜。
16. The book is essentially a taster for those unfamiliar with the subject.
    这本书基本上会让那些不熟悉该学科的人对其有个初步了解。
17. Essentially the catalytic properties of clay minerals arise because of their ability to donate protons or accept electrons in reaction mechanisms.
    从本质上看，粘土矿物具有催化性质，这是因为粘土矿物在反应过程中能放出质子或接受电子。
18. Essentially, it is a new tool of the United States for purpose of economic aggression and political overthrow.
    它最根本就是为美国进行经济侵略，进行政治颠覆的新式工具。
19. That is essentially zero and means there is no support for this sector whatsoever.
    这基本上就是零，表明这个行业没有获得任何支持。
20. 13. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality.
    理论在本质上是对认识了的现实的一种抽象和符号化的表达。
21. But, with use variables, the closure essentially remembers the context of the variable.
    但是，通过使用变量，closure基本上记住了变量的上下文。
22. Perhaps I'm exaggerating a bit, but that's essentially how it felt to me.
    或许我有点夸大其词了，但这确确实实是我的感受。
23. Essentially, we mimic the name/ value pairs contained in the Document object within the Employee object.
    从本质上说，我们在Employee对象中模拟了Document对象中的名称/值对。
24. This essentially ties a resource to each table.
    本质上来说，这是将一个资源和每个表绑在一起。
25. Essentially, there is a one-to-one mapping between assembly and machine instructions.
    基本上在汇编和机器指令之间存在一对一的映射。
26. Essentially, this role defines specific MDA activities and artifacts, creates the transformations, and so on.
    从本质上说，该角色规定了具体的MDA活动和工件，创建转换等。
27. And a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness;
    和宗教责任的正义感同所有真正和持久的幸福有着本质联系的坚定信念。
28. Essentially, I agree with you.
    我基本上赞同你。

adv

1. in essence
   1. He is basically dishonest
   2. the argument was essentially a technical one
   3. for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person

   Synonym:    basicallyfundamentally