for practical purposes

释义

1. for (all) practical purposes

   事实上；其实

   used when you are stating what the reality of a situation is

   There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over.比赛虽然还有十分钟，但实际上等于已经结束了。

电影里这样说 · 1 部

• My notes to Jewel had a more practical purpose.Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964