From Dictionary： actually (adv.) 1. as the truth or facts of a situation; really : we must pay attention to what young people are actually doing the time actually worked on a job. 这就是一般的解释"事实上" 2. [as sentence adverb ] (这比较符合我们讨论的使用情况) used to emphasize that something someone has said or done is surprising : he actually expected me to be pleased about it! (类似"竟然", 不是这个用法) used when expressing an opinion, typically one that is not expected : “Actually,” she said icily, “I don't care who you go out with.” (带有一点反驳的意味) used when expressing a contradictory opinion or correcting someone : “Tom seems to be happy.” “He isn't, actually, not any more.” (加强反驳的语气或纠正) used to introduce a new topic or to add information to a previous statement : he had a thick Brooklyn accent—he sounded like my grandfather actually. (这比较像telescope提的解释, Dan补充说明"Dan", 因为这样的用法是认同前一句话, 只是补述, 所以也许可翻译为"Dan就好") 以上是从英英字典里查到的, 感谢telescope版友让我认真查了字典 不过我没有听过有人自我介绍会说自己的昵称再加actually, 这是我之前困惑的原因, 像Dan如果要自我介绍, 一定会直接说: "我是Dan" 然後因为这些人无视Dan强调"叫Dan就好", 让我觉得他後来只要一听到Daniel就自然想反驳说是Dan... --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc) 其实我满希望telescope能举个native speaker这样用actually介绍自己昵称的例子, 因为我发现满多non-native speaker会"乱用"英文(自己认为是举一反三), 而且其实written和spoken的英文严格讲起来差很大, 只是大多数人聊天时不会去挑对方的错, 很有可能就这样延用下去 大部分我听到在自我介绍时用"actually"的都是non-native speaker, 因为他们的正式名字通常不是很容易用英文发音或太长, 於是会先让大家记住自己的昵称, 例如"hi, my name is Sasha", 然後再补充正式名称是什麽"well, actually, it's Alexander", 或"Actually, Alexander"或"Alexander, actually", 但是用昵称叫他就好, "But just call me Sasha" 基本上, 也很少会补充解释自己的全名(没必要或懒) 即使是三方介绍时, 也很少会非把正式名字和昵称解释清楚不可, 因为通常会迅速进入聊天的话题, 这是Dan给我执着於一定要"叫我Dan"感觉的原因 当时看到他们对话, 直觉的想法其实是L(不自觉地), CeCe(故意地)用Daniel, 显示自己的社会地位, 是非常重视礼仪教养要合规范, 而Dan要强调"所谓平民化的亲切", 倒是没想到Dan的正式名称、全名这些是什麽 ※ 编辑: borodin 来自: 74.115.1.5 (01/01 21:33)