essentially
adverb
uk/ɪˈsen.ʃəl.i/us/ɪˈsen.ʃəl.i/B2
relatingto the mostimportantcharacteristicsorideasof something:
本质上;根本上;基本上It's essentially adictionarybut itdiffersin one or tworespects.本质上说这还是一本词典,但在一两个方面它又不同于一般词典。
What he's saying is essentiallytrue.他说的基本上都是实话。
Synonyms
basically
fundamentally
- Thebookis essentially anexhortationtoreligioustolerance.
- Although she madeintermittentmovieappearances, she was essentially astageactress.
- Alison'sstoryis areminderof howvulnerablewomen can be in what is still essentially a man'sworld.
- Their newalbumis essentially acollectionoftheirgreatesthits.
- Theyarguefromtimetotimelike any othercouplebuttheirrelationshipis essentially ahappyone.
Essential or necessary
- basically
- basis
- be a question ofdoing somethingidiom
- box ticking
- business-critical
- dependence
- elemental
- if/when push comes to shoveidiom
- incumbent
- indispensable
- inhere insomething
- inherent
- necessity
- need
- needed
- needful
- non-discretionary
- owe
- symbiotically
- warrant