单词 | fait accompli |
释义 | fait ac·com·pli /ˌfeɪt əˈkɒmpli $ -ˌækɑːmˈpliː/ noun [singular] FINISH/COME TO AN ENDsomething that has already happened or been done and cannot be changed 既成事实Examples from the Corpusfait accompli• But the lockout, and the ensuing negotiations, produced a fait accompli that could not be undone.• The same was true where schools developed a program and then approached companies with a fait accompli.• This constraint would be formidable enough without the second challenge of having assumed office presented with a fait accompli.• With the support of school nurses she presented the public with a fait accompli.Origin fait accompli (1800-1900) French “established fact”fait ac·com·pli nounChineseSyllable has already something been Corpus cannot happened done and or that be |
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