| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| accepted fact n | ([sth] commonly believed to be true) | SCSimplified Chinese 公认事实 gōng rèn shì shí
TCTraditional Chinese 公認事實 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 被广泛接受的事实 gōng rèn shì shí，bèi guǎng fàn jiē shòu de shì shí |
| It's an accepted fact that cigarettes cause severe health problems. |
| after the fact expr | (afterwards) | SCSimplified Chinese 事后 shì hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 事後 |
| He had no knowledge of the robbery until after the fact. |
| after the fact expr | (added after concluded) | SCSimplified Chinese 事后的 shì hòu de
TCTraditional Chinese 事後的 |
| Conditions added to a contract after the fact are invalid unless both parties agree to them. |
| as a matter of fact expr | (in fact, on the contrary) | SCSimplified Chinese 事实上 shì shí shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 事實上 |
SCSimplified Chinese 实际上 shì shí shàng ，shí jì shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 實際上 |
| I'm not ignoring your brother; as a matter of fact, I invited him for dinner tonight. |
| 我不是在无视你弟弟，事实上，我还邀请他来吃今晚的晚餐。 |
| attorney-in-fact n | US (lawyer acting on behalf of [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 委任代理人 |
| before the fact adv | (beforehand) (法律) | SCSimplified Chinese 作案前 zuò àn qián |
| By acting before the fact, a company can save time and money by anticipating problems. |
| despite the fact that conj | (even though) | SCSimplified Chinese 尽管 jǐn guǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 盡管 |
| Despite the fact that he had revised really hard, Billy could not answer a single question on the exam paper. |
| 尽管他真的很努力地复习，但比利仍无法解出试卷上任何一道题。 |
| empirical fact n | ([sth] known from direct experience) | SCSimplified Chinese 经验性事实 jīng yàn xìng shì shí |
| established fact n | ([sth] proven) | SCSimplified Chinese 已证明的事实 yǐ zhèng míng de shì shí |
| SCSimplified Chinese 已确认的事实 yǐ zhèng míng de shì shí，yǐ què rèn de shì shí |
| It is an established fact that children do better academically in single-sex schools. |
| fact family n | (set of number bonds) (数学) | SCSimplified Chinese 加减数和 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 加减运算组 |
| fact of life n | ([sth] unavoidably true) | SCSimplified Chinese 生活现实，无法改变的事实 |
| the fact of the matter n | (the truth) | SCSimplified Chinese 实际情况 shí jì qíng kuàng
TCTraditional Chinese 實際情況 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 事实真相 |
| fact sheet n | (information page) | SCSimplified Chinese 情况报道 qíng kuàng bào dào
TCTraditional Chinese 概要說明 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 情况说明书 qíng kuàng bào dào，qíng kuàng shuō míng shū |
| The fact sheet explains the pertinent details of the car. |
| fact-checker n | (researcher: verifies information) | SCSimplified Chinese 信息核查员 |
| fact-checker n | (service: verifies information) | SCSimplified Chinese 事实查核 |
| fact-checking n | (verifying information reported) | SCSimplified Chinese 事实核查 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 真相核查 |
| fun fact n | often plural (amusing piece of trivia) | SCSimplified Chinese 趣事 qù shì |
| SCSimplified Chinese 趣闻 qù shì，qù wén |
| On the back of the cereal box are ten fun facts about farming. |
| hard fact n | ([sth] harsh but true) | SCSimplified Chinese 严酷的现实 yán kù de xiàn shí |
| The hard fact was that I had failed, and nothing could change that. |
| in actual fact adv | (in reality) | SCSimplified Chinese 事实上 shì shí shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 事實上 |
SCSimplified Chinese 实际上 shì shí shàng ，shí jì shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 實際上 |
| In actual fact, she never even graduated. |
| in fact adv | (in reality, actually) | SCSimplified Chinese 事实上 shì shí shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 事實上 |
SCSimplified Chinese 实际上 shì shí shàng ，shí jì shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 實際上 |
| He claims to be highly educated when, in fact, he left school when he was 16. |
| 他声称自己受过高等教育，但实际上他16岁就已辍学。 |
| in fact adv | (furthermore, so much so that) | SCSimplified Chinese 此外，而且 cǐ wài，ér qiě
TCTraditional Chinese 此外，而且 |
SCSimplified Chinese 甚至，以致于 shèn zhì，yǐ zhì yú
TCTraditional Chinese 甚至，以至於 |
| These vegetarian burgers are as tasty as meat ones; in fact, they're even better. |
| 这些素食汉堡和肉汉堡一样美味，甚至更好吃。 |
| in point of fact expr | (actually) | SCSimplified Chinese 事实上，实际上 shì shí shàng ，shí jì shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 事實上，實際上 |
| in view of the fact that expr | (given that) | SCSimplified Chinese 考虑到…的事实 kǎo lǜ dào … de shì shí |
| In view of the fact that it's raining hard, we are going to cancel the game. |
| indisputable fact n | ([sth] that cannot be denied or disproved) | SCSimplified Chinese 无可辩驳的事实 wú kě biàn bó de shì shí |
| It is an indisputable fact that the sun rises in the east. |
| inescapable fact n | ([sth] that cannot be contradicted) | SCSimplified Chinese 无法逃避的现实 wú fǎ táo bì de xiàn shí |
| It is an inescapable fact that the world is facing catastrophically dangerous climate change. |
know for a fact,
know for a fact that,
know [sth] for a fact v expr | (with certainty) | SCSimplified Chinese 知道，确定 zhī dào，què dìng
TCTraditional Chinese 知道，確定 |
| I know for a fact that she made over $1 million last year. |
| matter of fact n | (actual fact) | SCSimplified Chinese 无可否认的事实 wú kě fǒu rèn de shì shí |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective |
| We're not dealing with matters of fact here, only wild opinions. |
| matter-of-fact adj | (practical, straightforward) | SCSimplified Chinese 实事求是的 shí shì qiú shì de |
SCSimplified Chinese 实际的 shí shì qiú shì de ，shí jì de
TCTraditional Chinese 實際的 |
| James spoke about what he had seen in a matter-of-fact manner. |
| relevant fact n | (pertinent information) | SCSimplified Chinese 相关事实 xiāng guān shì shí
TCTraditional Chinese 相關事實 |
| The criminal's race is not a relevant fact in the case against him. |
| significant fact n | (important piece of information) | SCSimplified Chinese 重要情况 zhòng yào qíng kuàng
TCTraditional Chinese 重要情況 |
| the fact remains that adv | (nevertheless) | SCSimplified Chinese 事实是，然而 rán ér
TCTraditional Chinese 然而 |
| undeniable fact n | ([sth] incontrovertible) | SCSimplified Chinese 不可否认的事实 bù kě fǒu rèn de shì shí |
| It is an undeniable fact that we will all die one day. |
| well-known fact n | ([sth] of which many people are aware) | SCSimplified Chinese 众所周知的事实 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī de shì shí |
| It is a well-known fact that smoking causes cancer. |
