to all intents and purposes的意思

to all intents and purposes

英式读音

adv.practically,in practice,virtually,pretty much,as good as

na.
1.used for saying that although something is not exactly true or accurate, the situation is the same as if it were true or accurate

1.Bill was, to all intents and purposes, a good husband but his wife still had many complaints about him.
从各方面看，比尔都是一个好丈夫，可他的妻子仍对他满腹牢骚。
2.The book was, to all intents and purposes, a mere duplication of her earlier efforts.
实际上，这本书只不过是她早期成果的翻版罢了。
3.The process is to all intents and purposes identical with that practiced today .
这种工艺过程实际上同现行的没什么两样。
4.to all intents and purposes the case is closed; the rest are for all practical purposes useless.
其实这个案子已经结束了；这种休息实际上是没有用的。
5.RB: Energy under braking is, to all intents and purposes, wasted energy.
实际上用于制动的能量就是在浪费。
6.To all intents and purposes, it's the most fertile land with plentiful minerals in the world.
事实上，它是世界上最肥沃、矿产最丰富的国土。
7.To all intents and purposes, I see the display as it is right now.
实际上，我看到的陈列物几乎就是它当下的样子。
8.The way to avoid responsibility is to adopt a trading style that is, to all intents and purposes, random.
避免负责任的交易风格就是一心追求任意性。