Virtual

adj. 实质上的, 事实上的, 实际上的 This is a virtual certainty. 这是一件已肯定的事。 This reply is a virtual acceptance of our offer. 这一回答实质上是接受了我们的建议。 Over the years, he's picked off his competitors so that he now has a virtual monopoly. 几年来, 他一个一个地战胜了他的竞争对手, 现已成了实际垄断者。 Function:adjective Etymology:Middle English, possessed of certain physical virtues, from Medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus strength, virtue Date:1654

1 : being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted *a virtual dictator* 2 : of, relating to, or using virtual memory 3 : of, relating to, or being a hypothetical particle whose existence is inferred from indirect evidence *virtual photons* compare REAL 3