at heart

本质上； 实际上； 在内心

At heart, she was a people person.(爱波伦丝太太是一个“peopleperson”。也就是说，她是一个能理解人的人。)

His manners are rough, but he is a kind man at heart.(他虽然举止粗鲁，但心地善良。)

He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.(他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。)

All of us, even postmodern philosophers, are naive realists at heart.(人都是天真的现实主义者，即便是后现代哲学家，也不无例外。)

I'm a fisherman at heart, so it's great to be on the boat again.(我内心就是一名渔民。因此能再上船对我是件好事。)

He remained, at heart, a courtier and a cynic.(在心底里，他其实仍然是一名侍臣，同时也玩世不恭。)

You are really a child at heart.(心里面有个孩子就是指这个人“童心未泯”！)

The door had been opened when he had been in uneasy at heart.(怀着不安的心情，好不容易等到门打开。)

She told him she only had his interests at heart.(她告诉他，她心里头只有他的利益。)

God knows what is best for you and has your best interests at heart.(神为你著想，并且知道什么对你是最好的。)

adv

1. in reality

e.g. she is very kind at heart

Synonym: at bottomdeep downinsidein spite of appearance

1. 内心里,本质上：at hand 在手边,在附近 | at heart 内心里,本质上 | at home 在家,在国内

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2. 在内心里;实质上：at hand 在手边;在附近 | at heart 在内心里;实质上 | at home 在家,在国内;自在

3. 在内心里,本质上：at hand 在手边,在附近,即将到来 | at heart 在内心里,本质上 | at home 在家,在国内,自在