in practice
成語所屬單字practice
in practice — 慣用語
1. What actually happens, as opposed to what is supposed to happen.
1.慣用語
釋義
實際上
What actually happens, as opposed to what is supposed to happen.
例句
The rule looks good on paper, but in practice it fails.
In practice, the new system saved the company a lot of money.
2. when something is actually done or experienced, especially in contrast to how it
2.慣用語
釋義
實際上；實際運作時
when something is actually done or experienced, especially in contrast to how it was planned or described.
例句
The new law sounds simple, but in practice it confuses both shopkeepers and customers.
In theory the bus runs every ten minutes; in practice you often wait half an hour.