fait accompli
noun /ˌfeɪt əˈkɒmpliː/
/ˌfeɪt əˈkɑːmpliː/
[usually singular] (plural faits accomplis
(from French) /ˌfeɪz əˈkɒmpliː/
/ˌfeɪz əˈkɑːmpliː/
)- something that has already happened or been done and that you cannot change
既成事实 - We got married secretly and then presented our parents with a fait accompli.
我们是秘密结婚的，事后才告诉父母。
词源mid 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘accomplished fact’. - We got married secretly and then presented our parents with a fait accompli.