| essence | in ~, pd dasarnya: the two arguments appear to be similar, but in ~ they are entirely different, dua hujah itu nampak sama, tetapi pd dasarnya sama sekali berbeza; of the ~, (fml) sangat penting: in giving first aid, speed and care are of the ~, dlm memberikan pertolongan cemas, kecepatan dan ketelitian adalah sangat penting. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| essentially | adv 1. basically, pd /dasarnya, asasnya/: he is ~ a kind-hearted, generous man, pd dasarnya dia baik hati dan pemurah; 2. necessarily, perlu: “Do I have to go?” “Not ~”, “Mestikah saya pergi?” “Tidak perlu”. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| principle | in ~ , pd /prinsipnya, dasarnya/: such an action is wrong in ~, tindakan itu salah pd prinsipnya; they agreed to the scheme in ~, pd dasarnya, mereka bersetuju menerima rancangan itu; on ~, krn pendirian: he refused to take part in the demonstration on ~, dia enggan menyertai tunjuk perasaan itu krn pendiriannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| basically | adv pd /asasnya, dasarnya/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fundamentally | adv pd /asasnya, dasarnya/: his answer is ~ correct, pd asasnya, jawapannya adalah betul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| au fond | adv pd dasarnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ultimately | 2. fundamentally, in essence, pd /asasnya, dasarnya/: their aims were ~ the same, although their methods were different, tujuan mereka pd asasnya adalah sama, walaupun cara mereka berlainan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| take | 30. hold view, opinion, etc, ber- + approp n: he ~s the view that people are basically good, dia berpendapat bahawa manusia pd dasarnya baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spirited | adj forceful, energetic, bersemangat: the quarrel got more ~, perkelahian itu semakin bersemangat; a ~ attack on his policies, kritikan yg bersemangat thdp dasar-dasarnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reversal | n 1. a complete turnaround, kebalikan: the Government seems to be moving towards a ~ of their previous policy, kerajaan nampaknya beralih ke arah kebalikan dasarnya sebelum ini; 2. transposition, keterbalikan, terbaliknya: a ~ of roles between men and women in today’s society, keterbalikan antara peranan lelaki dan wanita dlm masyarakat hari ini; 3. change for the worse, nasib malang: we met such ~s that we had to abandon the place, kami mengalami nasib malang dan terpaksa meninggalkan tempat itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |