单词 | fact of life |
释义 | fact of lifeWord forms: plural facts of life 1. countable noun You say that something which is not pleasant is a fact of life when there is nothing you can do to change it so you must accept it. Stress is a fact of life from time to time for all of us. 2. plural noun If you tell a child about the facts of life, you tell him or her about sexual intercourse and how babies are born. There comes a time when children need to know more than the basic facts of life. fact of life in British Englishan inescapable truth, esp an unpleasant one fact of life in British English (fækt əv laɪf) noun an inescapable truth, esp an unpleasant one Stress is a fact of life from time to time for all of us. See also facts of life Examples of 'fact of life' in a sentence |
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