de fac·to

noun

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/

(plural de factos)

(Australian English, New Zealand English)

a person who lives with somebody as their husband or wife, although they are not officially married事实婚姻伴侣
- We've invited James and his de facto to our wedding.我们邀请了詹姆斯和他的同居伴侣来参加我们的婚礼。
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’.

de fac·to

adverb

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/

(from Latin, formal)

in a way that exists as a fact although it may not be legally accepted实际上存在的（不一定合法）
- He continued to rule the country de facto.实际上，他继续统治着这个国家。
compare de jure

de fac·to

adjective

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/

[usually before noun]

(from Latin, formal) existing as a fact although it may not be legally accepted as existing实际上存在的（不一定合法）
- The general took de facto control of the country.这位将军实际上控制了整个国家。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
De facto is used with these nouns:
recognition
(Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a relationship) in which two people live together as if they are married, without actually being married（婚姻）事实的
- John was in a de facto relationship with Dawn for 22 years.约翰和道恩有 22 年的事实婚姻关系。
(Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a person or couple) living in a de facto relationship有事实婚姻关系的
- her de facto husband她事实上的丈夫

Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’.

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单词	de-facto
释义	de fac·to noun /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ (plural de factos) (Australian English, New Zealand English) a person who lives with somebody as their husband or wife, although they are not officially married事实婚姻伴侣 We've invited James and his de facto to our wedding.我们邀请了詹姆斯和他的同居伴侣来参加我们的婚礼。 Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’. de fac·to adverb /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ (from Latin, formal) in a way that exists as a fact although it may not be legally accepted实际上存在的（不一定合法） He continued to rule the country de facto.实际上，他继续统治着这个国家。 compare de jure de fac·to adjective /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ /ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/ [usually before noun] (from Latin, formal) existing as a fact although it may not be legally accepted as existing实际上存在的（不一定合法） The general took de facto control of the country.这位将军实际上控制了整个国家。 Oxford Collocations DictionaryDe facto is used with these nouns: recognition (Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a relationship) in which two people live together as if they are married, without actually being married（婚姻）事实的 John was in a de facto relationship with Dawn for 22 years.约翰和道恩有 22 年的事实婚姻关系。 (Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a person or couple) living in a de facto relationship有事实婚姻关系的 her de facto husband她事实上的丈夫 Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’.
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