| 释义 |
fact/fækt/n. 1 a thing that is known to have occurred, to exist, or to be true 事实；真相 2 a datum of experience (经验)事实 often foll. by an explanatory clause or phrase 常后跟解释性从句或词组 : the fact that fire burns 火能灼伤人这一事实; the fact of my having seen them 我曾见过他们这一事实 3 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) an item of verified information; a piece of evidence 已证实的信息；证据 4 truth, reality 客观现实；真实性 5 a thing assumed as the basis for argument or inference (假设的)论证或推理的事实依据 □ before (or after) the fact before (or after) the committing of a crime 作案前(或后) □ a fact of life something that must be accepted 必须接受的事实，无法回避的事实 □ facts and figures precise details 精确的资料，准确的情报 □ in (or in point of) fact 1 in reality; as a matter of fact 事实上，实际上，其实 2 (in summarizing) in short 总之 [Latin factum, from facere ‘do’] |