Many of the disappearances were actually suicides.是什么意思？

Many of the disappearances were actually suicides.

许多失踪的人实际上是自杀了.

many

adj. 许多，多的；pron. （与复数动词连用）大多数人；

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

disappearances

n. 消失( disappearance的名词复数 )，丢失，失踪，失踪案；

例句
The concurrence of their disappearances had to be more than coincidental.
他们同时失踪肯定不仅仅是巧合。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

actually

adv. 实际上，事实上，确实，竟；

例句
How big is the abyss between what you think you are and what you actually are?
你对自己的认识和真实的你之间差别到底有多大？

suicides

n. 自杀( suicide的名词复数 )，自取灭亡，自杀者，自杀性行为；

例句
They believe this confusion is responsible for a rash of suicides this spring.
他们认为今年春天一连串的自杀事件是由这次混乱引起的。