| 释义 |
fact /fækt/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 事实，真实事情，客观事实
an indisputable fact 无可争辩的事实
Facts speak louder than eloquence. 事实胜于雄辩。
It is a fact that hot air rises. 热空气会上升是客观事实。
The fact that he has not been seen recently (或 The fact of his not having been seen recently) disturbs everybody in the office. 近来谁也不曾见到过他，这一事实令办公室所有同人极为不安。 [the fact that... 常被指摘为冗赘用法，其实常见]
2. 真实性，确凿性；实际，实情，真相
This report is based entirely on fact. 这篇报告是完全根据实际情况写成的。
Fact (或 The fact) is, we don't know what to do. 实际情况是我们不知道怎么办。
distortions of fact 对真相的种种歪曲
Is this story fact or fiction? 这故事是真事还是杜撰?
3. 细节
give sb. every fact — name, age, and the charge lodged 向某人提供一应细节——姓名、年龄、指控的罪名
4. 论据，假设事实
His facts are open to question. 他的论据有质疑的余地。
5. 【律】(犯罪)行为；事实
a question of fact as distinguished from a question of law 区别于法律问题的事实问题
6. 〈废〉行为，行动；业绩
[< L factum something done < factus made < facere to make] phr. a fact of life 无可争辩 (或回避)的事实，无法改变的事实 after the fact 【律】作案后 an accessory (或 accomplice) after the fact 事后从犯 (and) that's a fact 〈口〉[用以强调上文所述的真实性]事实就是这样 as a matter of fact 事实上，其实；事实恰恰相反 I finished it yesterday, as a matter of fact. 其实，这事我昨天就完成了。 A: You must have spoken to him today. B: As a matter of fact, I haven't. 甲：你今天肯定跟他谈过了吧。 乙：恰恰还没有。 before the fact 【律】作案前 facts and figures 精确的资料 for a fact 作为铁定事实，确实地，确凿地 I know it for a fact. 我确确实实知道这一点。 in (actual) fact 1. 实际上，其实；事实恰恰相反 2. [用以表示递进语气]确切地说，甚至 They have known each other for a long time, since the days in Paris, in fact. 他们相识已久，确切地说，从在巴黎的时候起就认识了。 Mary wasn't at the examination yesterday. In fact, she didn't come to school at all. 昨天玛丽没有参加考试，她甚至根本没来学校。 in point of fact 实际上，就事实而论 the fact of the matter 事实，真相 This is the fact of the matter. 事实就是如此。 The fact of the matter is that he does not like work. 事实真相在于他不爱工作。 the facts of life 1. 〈口〉〈婉〉生活常识， (尤指教给儿童的)性知识 2. 严酷的生活现实 |