Definition: used to say what the real situation is Level: C2
实际上，这意味着计划已被取消。
This means, ___in ___effect, that the plan has been scrapped.
这样的政策实质上是在惩罚那些努力工作的人。
Such a policy would, ___in ___effect, punish those who work hard.
这项新法律实际上是对旧做法的回归。
The new law is, ___in ___effect, a return to older practices.
