reality

noun

1. the quality possessed by something that is real

2. all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

e.g. his world was shattered
we live in different worlds
for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were

Synonym: world

3. the state of being actual or real

e.g. the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him

Synonym: realnessrealism

4. the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be

e.g. businessmen have to face harsh realities

1. 现实;事实
You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas.

e.g. Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred...
虚构和现实越来越难以区分了。
e.g. Psychiatrists become too caught up in their theories to deal adequately with reality.
精神病专家太纠结于理论，无法很好地处理现实问题。

2. （尤指不愉快的或困难的）真实情况，实际情形
The reality of a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult to deal with.

e.g. ...the harsh reality of top international competition...
高层次的国际竞争的严酷现实
e.g. Other psychoanalysts do accept the reality of child sexual abuse.
其他心理分析师确实接受了儿童性侵犯的现实。

3. 现实存在;真实发生的事
You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening.

e.g. ...the whole procedure that made this book become a reality...
本书成书的整个过程
e.g. The reality is that they are poor.
现状是他们很贫穷。

4. 事实上；实际上
You can use in reality to introduce a statement about the real nature of something, when it contrasts with something incorrect that has just been described.

e.g. He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not.
他给人的印象是很适应都市生活，但实际上并非如此。

1. reality的近义词

1. 现实性：好的语言测试一般应具备五个原则:即,有效性(validity)、可靠性(reliability)、区分性(discrimination)、现实性(reality)和教育性,即良好的反拨作用(backwash effect).