| 单词 | for a fact |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor a fact P5. for a fact: as a certainty; for certain; beyond doubt. Chiefly in to know for a fact. Frequently with emphatic force. ΚΠ 1778 Scots Mag. Nov. 615/2 Sir, I myself know it for a fact, that the speaking trumpet of the Albion was sent out in so wretched a condition, that..half the crew have been hoarse ever since. 1843 Fraser's Mag. 28 702 I know for a fact that a courier was waiting. 1902 N.Y. Tribune 27 July ii. 6/2 ‘Beef and what?’ asked a downtown business man, as he read his paper going home on the L. ‘Well, you don't know beans, for a fact,’ his companion laughed. 1943 B. C. Williams Forever Young iv. 67 He had not kept his good resolutions and, for a fact, gallivanting and carousing had done nothing to make him feel over-well. 1988 G. Patterson Burning your Own (1993) 144 I'm telling you for a fact, your broth would put anyone to shame. I swear, I could eat it till the cows come home. 2005 N. Hornby Long Way Down 61 I know for a fact she'd marry you if you asked her. < as lemmas |
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