to all intents and purposes
成語所屬單字intent
to all intents and purposes — 慣用語
1. in almost every important way; for practical purposes, even if not officially or
1.慣用語
釋義
實際上；幾乎可以說是
in almost every important way; for practical purposes, even if not officially or exactly true.
例句
To all intents and purposes, the old factory has been abandoned for years.
The two systems are, to all intents and purposes, identical.
2. Used to say that something is almost true or has almost the same effect as being
2.慣用語
釋義
實際上；幾乎完全
Used to say that something is almost true or has almost the same effect as being true.
例句
The project was, to all intents and purposes, finished last week.
To all intents and purposes, the two cars are the same model.