The die is cast (或 thrown). 〈谚〉木已成舟。(指事已定局,无法挽回) We had last-minute doubts about the man we had chosen as our representative, but the die was cast. 在最后一分钟,我们对已选定的代表还有疑虑,但木已成舟。 upon a (或 the) die 在未定之天;存亡攸关
◇注解die 作“骰子”解的单数形式目前仅见于美国英语;在英国英语中一般不用 die 作为 dice 的单数形式,而用 one dice 或 one of the dice 代替
[< OF de < L datum thing given, thing in games < dare to give, play]