1. 真实的；实际的
You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
2. （用于对比主次方面）真正的，实际的
You use actual to contrast the important aspect of something with a less important aspect.
3. in actual fact - see fact
Do not confuse
actual and
real. You use
actual to emphasize that what you are referring to is real or genuine, or to contrast different aspects of something. You use
real to describe things that exist rather than being imagined or theoretical.
Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain. Note that you only use
actual in front of a noun. You do not say that something 'is
actual'. Note also that
actual is not used to refer to something which is happening now, at the present time. For this meaning, you need to use adjectives such as
current or
present.
请勿混淆
actual和real。
actual用于强调所指事物为真实的、实际的，或用于对比事物的不同方面。real表示事物的确存在，非想象的或理论上的：Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain（罗伯特起初假装害怕而尖叫，接着却真的疼得叫起来）。注意，
actual只用于名词前，不能说某事物is
actual。另请注意，
actual不用于指正在发生的事情。表示某事正在发生时用current或present这样的形容词。
