| 单词 | foregone conclusion, a |
| 释义 | foregone conclusion, aAn outcome regarded as inevitable, as in The victory was a foregone conclusion. A conclusion formed in advance of argument or consideration, as in The jury was warned to consider all of the evidence and not base their decision on a foregone conclusion. This idiom probably was invented by Shakespeare (Othello, 3:3) but scholars are not agreed as to his precise meaning. [c. 1600] Words nearby foregone conclusion, aAfonso, A fool and his money are soon parted, A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, afoot, afore, foregone conclusion, a, aforehand, aforementioned, aforesaid, aforethought, aforetime The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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