English Dictionary

virtual

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvɜːtʃuəl/

形容詞

比較不可 個体用法

In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated. / Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or measurable part; potential.

日本語の意味

実体としては存在しなくとも、実質的な効果や性質を有する状態 / 模擬的な、または仮想の / 物理的には現れていなくても、潜在的な効力や可能性を備えた状態

Because he handled most decisions, he became the virtual head of the department despite having no official title.

彼はほとんどの決定を処理していたため、公式な肩書きはないにもかかわらず、事実上その部門の長となった。

意味（1）

In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated.

In fact a defeat on the battlefield, Tet was a virtual victory for the North, owing to its effect on public opinion.

意味（2）

Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or measurable part; potential.

Heat and cold have a virtual transition, without communication of substance.

意味（3）

Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent development in meaning)

The angry peasants were a virtual army as they attacked the castle.

意味（4）

Simulated in a computer or online.

The virtual world of his computer game allowed character interaction.

意味（5）

Operating by computer or in cyberspace; not physically present.

In recent months, hospitals around the country, looking for ways to free up beds for coronavirus patients, began expanding their virtual offerings, launching video doctors’ visits and virtual therapy sessions, and rolling out programs to remotely monitor vulnerable patients, like those in nursing homes.

意味（6）

(computing, object-oriented programming, of a class member) Capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.

意味（7）

(physics) Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.