| 释义 |
'smatter of fact
Also smatterer fact, smatter fact, etc.
Repr. colloq. pronunc. of phr. as a matter of fact. Cf. fact 6 a.
1922S. Lewis Babbitt iv. 44 Besides, smatter fact, I'll tell you confidentially. Ibid. vi. 85 Smatter of fact, there's a whole lot of valuable time lost even at the U., studying poetry and French and subjects that never brought in anybody a cent. 1957V. S. Naipaul Mystic Masseur iii. 39 But, smatterer fact, I don't like the idea. 1968A. Clarke Darkened Room v. 59 Oh, I don't mind... 'Smatter o' fact..I like it. 1972‘J. & E. Bonett’ No Time to Kill vi. 67 'Smatter of fact, my real name's Gladys, but..I took to Carmen... 'Sides, now I've picked up the lingo, a lot of 'em tell me what good English I speak. 1978D. Bloodworth Crosstalk vi. 45 S'matter of a fact, that one's a cinch. |