virtual
adj[attrib 作定语]
being or acting as what is described, but not accepted as such in name or officially 事实上的, 实际上的, 实质上的(但未在名义上或正式获承认)
Our deputy manager is the virtual head of the business. 我们的副经理是公司的实际负责人.
A virtual state of war exists between the two countries. 这两国间实际上处於战争状态.
On our way home that night I looked down and saw that the necklace was not around my neck any more. I told Pierre. We rushed back to the palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace, but without luck. We couldn't find it;