"for all intents and purposes" in Chinese (Simplified)
实际上从各方面来看
Definition
这个表达的意思是“实际上”或“基本上”,即使事情在技术上并非如此。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这个短语较为正式,多见于书面语或正式场合。强调事情实际上是那样的,尽管严格来说可能并非如此。与“实际上”意义接近。
Examples
For all intents and purposes, the two computers are the same.
**实际上**,这两台电脑是一样的。
For all intents and purposes, the store is closed after 8 p.m.
**从各方面来看**,商店在晚上8点后就等于关门了。
He is, for all intents and purposes, the leader of the team.
他**实际上**就是团队的领导。
The rules say one thing, but for all intents and purposes, nobody follows them.
规则是这么说的,但**实际上**没人遵守。
You can call it a loan, but for all intents and purposes, it was a gift.
你管它叫贷款也好,**实际上**这就是赠予。
That restaurant has changed owners, but for all intents and purposes, it's still the same place.
那家餐厅换了老板,但**实际上**还是老样子。