/riˈæləti ||; rɪˈælətɪ/noun (
plural realities)
1 [U] the way life really is, not the way it may appear to be or how you would like it to be 现实: I enjoyed my holiday, but now it's back to reality. 我假期过得很愉快，但现在要返回现实了。We have to face reality and accept that we've failed. 我们得面对现实，承认已经失败。
2 [C] a thing that is actually experienced, not just imagined 事实；实际情况: Films portray war as heroic and exciting, but the reality is very different. 电影把战争刻画得又壮烈又刺激，但事实却相差很远。
in reality in fact, really (not the way sth appears or has been described) 事实上；实际上:
People say this is an exciting city but in reality it's rather boring. 人们说这是个充满刺激的城市，事实上却相当沉闷。