de facto

de fac·to /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ $ dɪ ˈfæktoʊ, ˌdeɪ-/ adjectiveadj

REAL/NOT IMAGINARY formal really existing although not legally stated to exist 〔未经法定途径宣布但〕实际存在的 → de jure

a de facto state of war

实际存在的战争状态

—de facto adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

de facto• Hyland is the department's de facto director.

From Longman Business Dictionary

de factode fac·to /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ dɪ ˈfæktoʊ, ˌdeɪ-/ adjectiveadj, adverbadv formalLAW

really existing, even if there is no formal legal document etc to prove it

Prior to the Companies Act 1976, resignation would have constituted a de facto breach of contract.

Origin de facto

(1600-1700) Latin “from what is done”

单词	de facto
释义	de facto de fac·to /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ $ dɪ ˈfæktoʊ, ˌdeɪ-/ adjectiveadj REAL/NOT IMAGINARY formal really existing although not legally stated to exist 〔未经法定途径宣布但〕实际存在的 → de jure a de facto state of war 实际存在的战争状态 —de facto adverbadv Examples from the Corpus de facto• Hyland is the department's de facto director. From Longman Business Dictionary de factode fac·to /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ dɪ ˈfæktoʊ, ˌdeɪ-/ adjectiveadj, adverbadv formalLAW really existing, even if there is no formal legal document etc to prove it Prior to the Companies Act 1976, resignation would have constituted a de facto breach of contract. Origin de facto (1600-1700) Latin “from what is done”
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