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computing 计算机 made to appear to exist by the use of computer software, for example on the internet （通过计算机软件，如在互联网上）模拟的，虚拟的 a system to help programmers create virtual environments 帮助程序员创建虚拟环境的系统 a virtual classroom/desktop/library 虚拟教室/桌面/图书馆 You can also take a virtual tour of the museum. 你也可以虚拟参观博物馆。 Students will have more access to resources and support, both virtual and physical. 学生将有更多的机会获得虚拟和物理资源和支持。
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almost or very nearly the thing described, so that any slight difference is not important 很接近的；几乎…的；事实上的；实际上的；实质上的 The company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade. 这家公司实质上已经垄断了这种贸易。 The economy has come to a virtual standstill. 经济几乎陷入停滞。 He married a virtual stranger. 他娶了一个几乎素不相识的女子。 The country was sliding into a state of virtual civil war. 这个国家实际上正逐渐进入内战状态。 Analysts said the deal was a virtual certainty. 分析师表示，这笔交易几乎已成定局。 The stunning battle sequences almost make up for the virtual absence of a plot. 惊人的战斗序列几乎弥补了情节的虚拟缺失。 She was a virtual unknown when he cast her in the film. 当他让她出演这部电影时，她实际上是个无名之辈。
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘possessing certain virtues’): from medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtus ‘virtue’, suggested by late Latin virtuosus.