as a matter of fact:事实上,实际上。
例句:实际上,我们是老朋友了。As a matter of fact, we are old friends.
其中fact作“事实”解时是可数名词,作“真实情况”解时,是不可数名词。fact引申可表示“论据,细节”等。
fact后常接一个同位语从句,在“ v. +the fact that-clause”结构中, the fact常可省略,而只剩下“ v. +that-clause”。
扩展资料:
fact相关短语:
1、the facts speak for themselves:事实胜于雄辩,用事实说话
2、above-mentioned facts:上述事实
3、hard fact:难以否认的现实,铁的事实
4、well-known fact:众所周知的事实