essentially

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adj性質的同根詞
essential：基本的；必要的；本質的；精華的。
n性質的同根詞
essential：本質；要素；要點；必需品。
essence：本質，實質；精華；香精。
essentiality：重要性；本質；真髓；根本性。

Many other surveys have produced results essentially in agreement with these figures.
許多其他調查已經得出了與這些數據基本一致的結果。
It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care.
這實質上是一種狹隘的、因循守舊的照顧孩子的方法。
Television programmes are essentially bait to attract an audience for advertisements.
從根本上說，電眡節目就是吸引觀衆看廣告的誘餌。
There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem.
解決這個問題有三種根本不同的方法。
The course is essentially theoretical in orientation.
該課程的目標基本上是理論性的。

You use essentially to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, and to say that it is their most important or basic quality.
You use essentially to indicate that what you are saying is mainly true, although some parts of it are wrong or more complicated than has been stated.