virtual

英 ['v??tj??l] 美['v?t?u?l]

CET4IELTSCET6常用詞匯GRE考研中低頻詞

virtual 實質上的，虛擬的

來自virtue,男人的品行，品質，原義為男人的，男人應有的品行和美德，后引申詞義看不見但卻實質存在的品行，類似于漢語“氣場”，后用于計算機術語虛擬的。

virtual (adj.): late 14c., "influencing by physical virtues or capabilities, effective with respect to inherent natural qualities," from Medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus "excellence, potency, efficacy," literally "manliness, manhood" (see virtue). The meaning "being something in essence or effect, though not actually or in fact" is from mid-15c., probably via sense of "capable of producing a certain effect" (early 15c.). Computer sense of "not physically existing but made to appear by software" is attested from 1959.

1. Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played.: 在比賽進行的時候，阿根廷全國幾乎陷入了停頓狀態。

2. Journalists said there was a virtual news blackout about the rally.: 記者們說有關這場集會的新聞實際上被封鎖了。

3. One day virtual reality will revolutionize the entertainment industry.: 有一天虛擬現實將使娛樂業發生革命性的變化。

4. This device helps make virtual reality a more usable and accessible technology.: 這一裝置有助于使虛擬現實成為更可用、更便利的技術。

5. Jaron Lanier coined the term "virtual reality" and pioneered its early development.: 杰倫·拉尼爾創造了“虛擬現實”這個詞，并成為推動其早期發展的先驅人物。