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- something that belongs to the sphere of fact as distinct from opinion or conjecture事实, 实际情况：
it's a matter of fact that they had a relationship.
实际情况是他们有暧昧关系。
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- Law the part of a judicial inquiry concerned with the truth of alleged facts【律】事实问题。常与MATTER OF LAW相对。
adjective
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- unemotional and practical实际的; 不感情用事的：
he was characteristically calm and matter-of-fact.
他的特点是冷静, 不感情用事。
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- concerned only with factual content rather than style or expression实事求是的, 讲究事实的：
the text is written in a breezy matter-of-fact manner.
此文的写作风格轻松活泼、实事求是。
短语
as a matter of fact
- in reality (used especially to correct a falsehood or misunderstanding)实际上, 事实上（尤用于纠正谎言或误解）：
as a matter of fact, I was talking to him this afternoon.
事实上, 我今天下午还在同他谈话。
派生词