词汇 |
fait accompli |
释义 |
fait accompli noun /ˌfeɪt əˈkɒmpliː/ /ˌfeɪt əˈkɑːmpliː/ [usually singular] (plural faits accomplis /ˌfeɪz əˈkɒmpliː/ /ˌfeɪz əˈkɑːmpliː/ ) (from French) - 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’.
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