"essentially" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 本質上
• 基本上

Definition

用來表示某事在最重要或最基本的方面是真的，即使有一些小差異。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Essentially” 是正式或中性的副詞，常用來強調事情的本質或重點，很常和“the same”, “different”等用法一起出現。口語中有時用“basically”來替換。

Examples

Essentially, the two proposals are the same.

**本質上**，這兩個提案是一樣的。

The movie is essentially about friendship.

這部電影**本質上**講的是友誼。

She is essentially a kind person.

她**本質上**是個善良的人。

I'm essentially finished with my work, just some details left.

我**基本上**已經完成了我的工作，只剩下一些細節。

They’re essentially saying the same thing in different words.

他們**本質上**只是用不同的話說同樣的事情。

The restaurant is essentially closed on Mondays, but sometimes they make exceptions.

這家餐廳**基本上**星期一沒開，但有時會有例外。