| 单词 | as a matter of fact |
| 释义 | > as lemmasas a matter of fact c. as a matter of fact: in fact, really, actually (used parenthetically, esp. to correct a falsehood or misunderstanding, but now frequently weakened in sense). Also as matter of fact (rare), (colloquial) matter of fact. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > in fact, actually in, of feata1400 in effectc1405 effectually1420 really?a1425 literallyc1429 (by) matter in deed1447 indeed1535 in fact1592 merely1596 de facto1602 essentially1604 in point of fact1628 upon1644 in point of event1650 effectively1652 in matter of fact1709 absolutelya1712 substantially1753 actually1762 positively1800 in actual fact1824 factually1852 as matter of fact1871 fair dinkum1891 dinkum1894 'smatter of fact1922 basically1927 1871 S. Mateer Travancore 35 Accordingly, as a matter of fact, the Sudras never do read the Sanscrit Vedas. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lii. 311 They did not receive, as matter of fact, the good government which they desired. 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat 283 As a matter of fact, you are quite right. I did catch it. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 562 He, he, he! Yes. Matter of fact I was just visiting an old friend of mine there. 1940 A. Tate Ess. Four Decades (1970) 163 But, as a matter of fact, the complainant does not understand Marvell and Donne any better that he understands Eliot. 1998 N. Baker Everlasting Story of Nory 80 Sometimes, as a matter of fact, they were a bit irritable with Nory. < as lemmas |
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