actually happening or existing in life, not in books, stories or films 真实的；实际发生的；现实生活中的 a novel based on real-life events 以真实事件为素材的小说 a real-life Romeo and Juliet 现实生活中的罗密欧与朱丽叶 a real-life drama 取材于现实生活的戏剧
Oxford Collocations DictionaryReal-life is used with these nouns:- counterpart
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