| 单词 | the fact of the matter is |
| 释义 | the fact of the matter isthe fact of the matter is 1 spokenIN FACT used when you are telling someone what is actually true in a particular situation, especially when this may be difficult to accept, or different from what people believe 事实是/实际情况是〔尤指事实难以接受或与人们所想不同〕 The fact of the matter is that he’s just not up to the job. 实际情况是他根本就不能胜任那份工作。 Examples from the Corpus the fact (of the matter) is• And the fact is Jimi just turned me on more than anybody else, for his music.• So parent power does work, but the fact is it shouldn't ever have to come to that.• But the fact is that none of these are visions of what I recognize as life.• But the fact is that the way we live our lives often assumes a belief about them, one way or another.• But the fact is, it never should have come to that.• Doing the sums Knowing the facts is the first priority.• Let's be realistic, the fact is crime does pay.• Yet the fact is that most adolescents are using drugs, and our drug education programs fail to address that reality. → the fact (of the matter) is at fact(3) 2 spoken used when saying what you think is really true concerning a situation 事实/事情真相是 The truth of the matter is that we don’t know exactly how the disease is spread. 实际情况是，我们不了解这种疾病究竟是怎么传播的。 Examples from the Corpus the truth/fact of the matter is (that)• For the fact of the matter is, all the fight has been taken out of Blue. → the truth/fact of the matter is (that) at matter1(4) |
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