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You can think of practically as pointing at real life rather than at the idea: how something actually works out when you have to do it, not how it looks on paper. From there English takes one more step — if in real terms there is no difference, you say practically, meaning the tiny gap left over is not worth counting.
可以想成這個字一直在指同一個方向：「實際上」——不是理論怎麼講、紙上怎麼寫，而是真的去做的時候是什麼樣子。從這個方向…更多收起
可以想成這個字一直在指同一個方向：「實際上」——不是理論怎麼講、紙上怎麼寫，而是真的去做的時候是什麼樣子。從這個方向再走一步，就變出日常最常聽到的用法：如果實際上根本沒差，那就說 practically，意思是剩下那一點差距不值得算。兩個用法之間的橋，就是「看實際、不看名目」這件事。原始詞典資料4 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。
practicallyadv/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/
- 1
In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
- Stalin was not technically or legally the head of state but was practically so.
- It is true that the Articles of the [Argentine] Constitution promise fair conditions under which to live; but, unfortunately, the self-same Constitution, in the hands of unscrupulous administrators, becomes so elastic as to be practically a dead letter.
- 2
Almost completely; almost entirely.
- Near-synonyms: effectively, nearly, virtually
- He was practically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence.
- 3
With respect to practices or a practice.
- He wasn't very good with words or numbers; he was more of a practically minded person
- He was practically educated and lacked theoretical depth.
- 4
In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly.
- practically achievable
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。