actual [ 'æktʃuəlz ]

• adj.
  • presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

    "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"

    同义词： existent

  • taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated

    "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"

  • being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

    "her actual motive"

    同义词： genuine literal real

  • existing in act or fact

    "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"

    同义词： factual

  • existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not

    同义词： de facto factual

  • being or existing at the present moment

    "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"

以上来源于: WordNet