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virtually (B1)

カタカナ: ヴァーチュアリィ

IPA: /ˈvɜːrtʃuəli/

Almost or very nearly, often implying that something is true in every practical sense even if not literally so.

意味: 「ほとんど」「事実上」という意味で、厳密には違っても実質的にはそうであるという状況で使われます。

The two cases are virtually identical. — The two cases are almost exactly the same.
He had virtually no chance of winning. — He had almost no chance of winning.

Japanese translations of Virtually:

virtually impossible (collocation): Extremely difficult or unlikely to happen. — "Winning the lottery is virtually impossible."
virtually all (collocation): Almost everyone or everything. — "Virtually all of the participants agreed with the proposal."
virtually no (collocation): Almost none. — "There was virtually no evidence to support his claim."