英汉词典

fact 基本解释

• n. 事实；实际；真相

fact 词态变化

fact 中文词源

来自PIE*dhe, 做，放置，语源同do, face. 即做出来的事。

fact 英文词源

fact

fact: [16] A fact is literally ‘something that is done’. It comes from Latin factum ‘deed’, a noun based on the past participle of facere ‘do’. This verb, a distant relative of English do, has contributed richly to English vocabulary, from obvious derivatives like factitious [17] and factitive [19] to more heavily disguised forms such as difficult, effect, fashion, feasible, feature, and fetish, not to mention the -fic suffix of words like horrific and pacific, and the related verbal suffix -fy.

To begin with, English adopted the word in its original Latin sense ‘deed’, but this now survives only in legal contexts, such as ‘accessory after the fact’. There is sporadic evidence in classical Latin, however, of its use for ‘something that happens, event’, and this developed in post-classical times to produce ‘what actually is’, the word’s main modern sense in French fait and Italian fatto as well as in their English relative fact. Feat is essentially the same word as fact, filtered through Old French.
=> difficult, do, effect, fashion, feasible, feature, fetish

fact (n.)

1530s, "action, anything done," especially "evil deed," from Latin factum "an event, occurrence, deed, achievement," in Medieval Latin also "state, condition, circumstance," literally "thing done" (source also of Old French fait, Spanish hecho, Italian fatto), noun use of neuter of factus, past participle of facere "to do" (see factitious). Main modern sense of "thing known to be true" is from 1630s, from notion of "something that has actually occurred."

Compare feat, which is an earlier adoption of the same word via French. Facts "real state of things (as distinguished from a statement of belief)" is from 1630s. In fact "in reality" is from 1707. Facts of life "harsh realities" is from 1854; euphemistic sense of "human sexual functions" first recorded 1913. Alliterative pairing of facts and figures is from 1727.

Facts and Figures are the most stubborn Evidences; they neither yield to the most persuasive Eloquence, nor bend to the most imperious Authority. [Abel Boyer, "The Political State of Great Britain," 1727]

fact 词组搭配

fact 英文释义

1. a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred;

"first you must collect all the facts of the case"

2. a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened;

"he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"

3. an event known to have happened or something known to have existed;

"your fears have no basis in fact"

"how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"

4. a concept whose truth can be proved;

"scientific hypotheses are not facts"

fact 双语例句

1. The indisputable fact is that computers carry out logical operations.

不容置疑的事实是，电脑执行逻辑操作指令。

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2. "I know you," he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone.

“我认识你。”他平淡地说道，就事论事，不带任何感情。

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3. You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties.

你不得不承认，你事实上是陷入了困境。

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4. The slow-worm is in fact not a snake but a legless lizard.

蛇蜥其实不是蛇，而是无脚的蜥蜴。

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5. The fact of the matter is that student finances are stretched.

关键是奖学金有限。

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fact 实用场景例句

I could no longer ignore the fact that he was deeply unhappy.

我再不能对他深感不快这个事实不闻不问了。

牛津词典

Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward.

尽管她系了安全带，还是被猛然前抛。

牛津词典

Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing.

这些囚犯由于看不懂英语，不知道自己在签什么。

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She was happy apart from the fact that she could not return home.

除了不能回家之外，她很快活。

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Voluntary work was particularly important in view of the fact that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage.

鉴于妇女一结婚就常常被迫放弃有报酬工作的事实，义务工作尤其重要。

牛津词典

How do you account for the fact that unemployment is still rising?

你如何解释失业人数仍在增加这个现实？

牛津词典

The fact remains that we are still two teachers short.

实际情况是我们还缺少两名教师。

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He is a dull writer and that's a fact.

他写的东西很没意思，真的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'I'm still staff colonel.' — 'Is that a fact?'

“我还是参谋上校。”——“不会吧？”

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We aren't playing well as a team, and that's a fact...

我们作为一个球队打得并不好，事实就是如此。

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His admirers claim that he came to power perfectly legally, but the fact remains that he did so by exploiting an illegal situation.

他的崇拜者称他的上台是完全合法的，但必须承认，他是利用了一次非法事件上台的。

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The fact remains that inflation, however you measure it, is unacceptably high...

必须承认，无论怎么衡量，通货膨胀率都高得难以接受。

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The fact of the matter is that student finances are stretched.

关键是奖学金有限。

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I know for a fact that Graham has kept in close touch with Alan.

我知道格雷厄姆确实与艾伦保持着密切的联系。

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The fact is blindness hadn't stopped the children doing many of the things that sighted children enjoy...

实际上，失明并没有妨碍这些孩子去做健全孩子喜欢做的事情。

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I know for a fact that baby corn is very expensive in Europe...

我知道玉米笋在欧洲的确价格不菲。

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They complained that they had been trapped inside the police station, but in fact most were seen escaping over the adjacent roofs to safety in nearby buildings...

他们抱怨说被困在了警察局里，但实际上，有人看见他们大多数人通过毗邻的屋顶，安全地逃到了附近的建筑物内。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a statement of verifiable historical fact...

对有据可查的史实的讲述

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How much was fact and how much fancy no one knew.

几多虚实，无人知晓。

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There is so much information you can almost effortlessly find the facts for yourself...

资料这么多，你几乎可以毫不费力地找到事实真相。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

His opponent swamped him with facts and figures...

他的对手抛出精确的资料和数据，使他难以招架。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It's not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite easy...

这并不那么困难，实际上，容易得很。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'I guess you haven't eaten yet.' — 'As a matter of fact, I have,' said Hunter.

“我想你还没吃吧？”“正好相反，我已经吃了。”亨特说道。

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That sounds rather simple, but in fact it's very difficult...

那听来简单，但实际上很难。

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His chances do not seem good in view of the fact that the Chief Prosecutor has already voiced his public disapproval...

鉴于检察长已公开表示反对，他的机会看来不大了。

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Despite the fact that the disease is so prevalent, treatment is still far from satisfactory...

尽管疾病肆虐，治疗却远不尽如人意。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

My family now accepts the fact that I don't eat sugar or bread...

我的家人现在都接受了我不吃糖和面包这件事。

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The fact that he had left her of his own accord proved to me that everything he'd said was true.

他主动离开她这件事向我证明了他所言句句属实。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We've had a pretty bad time while you were away. In fact, we very nearly split up this time...

你不在的时候我们相处得很不愉快，确切地说这次我们差点就分手了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He apologised as soon as he realised what he had done. In actual fact he wrote a nice little note to me...

意识到自己的所作所为后他马上就道歉了，而且还给我写了一张温馨的小条儿。

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