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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
real
real [real reals] adjective, adverb BrE [rɪəl] BrE [ˈriːəl] NAmE [ˈriːəl]
adjective
EXISTING/NOT IMAGINED
1. actually existing or happening and not imagined or pretended
• It wasn't a ghost; it was a real person.
•pictures of animals, both real and mythological
• In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life.
•Politicians seem to be out of touch with the real world.
•The growth of violent crime is a very real problem.
•There's no real possibility of them changing their minds.
•We have a real chance of success.
TRUE/GENUINE
2. genuine and not false or artificial
• Are those real flowers?
•real leather
3. only before noun actual or true, rather than what appears to be true
• Tell me the real reason.
• Bono's real name is Paul Hewson.
•See the real Africa on one of our walking safaris.
•I couldn't resist the opportunity to meet a real live celebrity.
•I do my best to hide my real feelings from others.
4. only before noun having all the important qualities that it should have to deserve to be called what it is called
• She never had any real friends at school.
•his first real kiss
• I had no real interest in politics.
•He was making a real effort to be nice to her.
•She has not shown any real regret for what she did.
FOR EMPHASIS
5. only before noun used to emphasize a state or quality
• He looks a real idiot.
• This accident could have produced a real tragedy.
•Her next play was a real contrast.
•This is a real privilege.
MONEY/INCOME
6. only before noun when the effect of such things as price rises on the power of money to buy things is included in the sums
•Real wage costs have risen by 10% in the past year.
•This represents a reduction of 5% in real terms.
more at the real McCoy at ↑McCoy, the (real) power behind the throne at ↑power n.
Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res ‘thing’.
Thesaurus:
real adj.
1. usually before noun
•It wasn't a ghost: it was a real person.
•Her real name was Norma Jean Baker.
true • • actual • • genuine • • authentic • |BrE, spoken proper •
Opp: imaginary, Opp: pretend
a real/the true/the actual/a genuine/a proper reason
the real/true/actual cost of sth
a/an real/true/genuine/authentic work of art
Real or true? In many cases you can use either word
•You're a real/true friend.
• he's a real/true gentleman.
However, real looks at the necessary qualities of sth in a more practical way; true looks at those qualities in a more romantic way.
2.
•I had no real interest in politics.
genuine • • sincere • • deep • • heartfelt • |approving wholehearted •
Opp: superficial
real/sincere/genuine/deep/heartfelt sympathy/concern
real/sincere/genuine/deep affection/respect/regret
a real/genuine/deep sense of sth
3. only before noun (especially spoken)
•He looks like a real idiot.
complete • • total • • utter • • perfect • |especially spoken absolute • • positive • |especially spoken, usually disapproving downright •
a/an real/complete/total/utter/absolute disaster
a/an real/complete/total/absolute mess
a real/complete/total idiot
Example Bank:
•That world no longer seemed real to her.
•The pearls looked real enough.
•The possibility of being arrested was frighteningly real.
•real or imagined threats to national security
•the very real danger of war
•He looks like a real idiot.
•He made a real cock-up of it.
•In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life.
•It wasn't a ghost; it was a real person.
•Marilyn Monroe's real name was Norma Jean Baker.
•Politicians seem to be out of touch with the real world.
•Real silk is very expensive.
Idioms: ↑for real ▪ ↑get real! ▪ ↑keep it real ▪ ↑real thing
adverb (NAmE, ScotE, informal)
very
• That tastes real good.
• He's a real nice guy.
•I'm real sorry.
Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res ‘thing’.
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