行得通、好用
站在現場最先問的一件事：拿出來用，它撐得住嗎？這一支評的是辦法或東西本身的可行性。
workable (plan) · adjective · B2
A practical plan, method, or idea is likely to work well and succeed in a real situation.
可行的 / 實用的
核心畫面
Picture two places a thing can live: on paper, and out in the world where it has to actually work. Practical always points at the second place. Once you are standing in that second place, the questions that matter change — does it work, is it easy to use, can this person handle a real problem, what happens in effect rather than on paper. Every sense of practical is one of those questions.
可以想成一件事有兩個地方可以待：一個是紙上，一個是真的拿出來做的現場。practical 永遠指著後面那個。一旦站到…更多收起
可以想成一件事有兩個地方可以待：一個是紙上，一個是真的拿出來做的現場。practical 永遠指著後面那個。一旦站到現場，會問的問題就變了——這行得通嗎？好不好用？這個人碰到真狀況撐得住嗎？實際的結果是什麼（不管紙上怎麼寫）？practical 的每一個意思，都是這些問題裡的一個。From the picture
說到人：務實、手巧
把同一個標準拿去看人：這個人面對真實狀況的能力如何？分成腦袋務實和一雙手俐落兩種。
practical (sensible person) · adjective · B2
A practical person is good at making sensible decisions and dealing with problems in a calm, realistic way.
務實的
就實際效果來說
還是「紙上」對「現場」，但這次用來蓋過名義：不管正式上怎麼算，看真實效果的話就是這樣。這一支已經固定在幾個片語裡。
for all practical purposes · adjective · B2
Used in the phrase 'for all practical purposes' to say what the real effect of a situation is, even if it is not officially true.
實際上 / 就實際來說
Also in this word
practical (real-world) · adjective · B2
Relating to real situations and actions rather than to ideas, theories, or feelings.
實際的 / 實務的
practical (exam/class) · noun · B2
In British English, a lesson or exam in a subject like science or cooking where you have to make or do something yourself.
實作課 / 術科
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
practicaladj/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/
- 1
Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Modern engineering applies science to practical problems.
- 2
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- Recruits will be taught in-depth electrical and mechanical engineering as well as gaining practical experience in rail maintenance.
- 3
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap.
- 4
entertainmentlifestyletheaterOf a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- 5
broadcastingfilmmediaLight fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- Practical lighting can help sell the illusion that the film is a real situation.
practicalnoun/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/
- 1
A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
- 2
entertainmentlifestyletheaterA prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- Practicals are used onstage as they would be used in real life. If the sound cue is to be from a radio or television, give qualities to the recording that will maintain the sense of the medium.
- 3
broadcastingfilmmediaA light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- A naturalistic set is normally dressed with all the furnishings and props to be found in a real room. This includes electric light fittings which, when they actually light, are known as practicals.
- 4
Laboratory experiment, test or investigation
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。