| 单词 | fait accompli |
| 释义 | fait accompli[ fe ta-kawn-plee ] / fɛ ta kɔ̃ˈpli / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fait accompli ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural faits ac·com·plis [fe za-kawn-plee]. /fɛ za kɔ̃ˈpli/. French.an accomplished fact; a thing already done: The enemy's defeat was a fait accompli long before the formal surrender. Origin of fait accompliFirst recorded in 1835–45 Words nearby fait accompliFaisalabad, Faisal I, Faisal Ibn Abdul Aziz, Faisal II, fais-dodo, fait accompli, faites vos jeux, faith, faith-based, faith community, faith cure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for fait accomplifait accompli / French (fɛt akɔ̃pli) / noun plural faits accomplis (fɛz akɔ̃pli)something already done and beyond alteration Word Origin for fait accompliliterally: accomplished fact Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for fait accomplifait accompli [ (fayt uh-kom-plee, fet ah-kohm-plee) ] Something that has already been done: “The company president did not discuss the new hiring policy with her board of directors; instead she put it into effect and presented the board with a fait accompli.” From French, meaning “an accomplished fact.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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