0 the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be -- 現實；實際情況
The reality of the situation is that unless we find some new funding soon, the youth centre will have to close. 現實情況是，如果我們不能馬上再籌到一些資金，青少年中心就得關門。
He escaped from reality by going to the cinema every afternoon. 他每天下午都去電影院看電影，借此來逃避現實。
He seemed very young, but he was in reality (= in fact) older than all of us. 他看上去很年輕，可實際上他比我們所有人年齡都大。
The book confronts the harsh social and political realities of the world today. 這本書直面當今世界殘酷的社會和政治現實。
Her childhood ambition became a reality (= happened in fact) when she was made a judge. 她被任命為法官，兒時的抱負終於成為了現實。
I like the idea of living in the countryside but I'm not sure I'd like the reality.
Later the parties reformulated their goals in accordance with what they regarded as new social realities.
Presumably, their theory was that their formulae represent not only historical realities but synchronic realities of some sort as well.
Family associations have adapted and changed in accord with their audiences and markets, their potential kinship bases, and the economic realities they address.
