basically
adverb
uk/ˈbeɪ.sɪ.kəl.i/us/ˈbeɪ.sɪ.kəl.i/B2
used when referring to themainor mostimportantcharacteristicorfeatureof something:
基本上;从根本上讲Basically,(= the mostimportantthing is that)theywanta lot moreinformationabout theprojectbefore they'll put anymoneyinto it.从根本上讲,他们在把钱投入这个项目之前想要对其有更深入的了解。
"So what's thedifferencebetween these twoTVs?" "Well, they're basicallythe same, but the moreexpensiveone has 3D."“那么,这两台电视机有什么差别呢?”“嗯,它们基本上是一样的,只不过贵的那台有3D功能。”
The car's basically OK, but thepaintworkneedssomeattention.这辆车基本上还可以,只是漆面还需要处理一下。
Thevillagehasremainedbasicallyunchangedfor over 300years.这个村子300多年来基本上没怎么变。
Synonyms
essentially
fundamentally
- She has aconceptionofpeopleas being basically good.
- The party'sprinciplesare basicallyegalitarian.
- Theplotsof hisbooksare basically all the same.
- She's made one or twoslips-mainlyspellingerrors- but it's basically well written.
- It was basically aselfishact, though nodoubtasophistwouldarguethat it was done for thegeneralgood.
Essential or necessary
- basis
- be a question ofdoing somethingidiom
- box ticking
- business-critical
- call forsomeone
- dependence
- elemental
- if/when push comes to shoveidiom
- incumbent
- indispensable
- inhere insomething
- inherent
- necessity
- need
- needed
- needful
- non-discretionary
- owe
- symbiotically
- warrant