matter of factn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmat(ə)rəvˈfakt/, U.S.

/ˈˌmædərə(v)ˈˌfækt/

Forms: see matter n.¹ and of prep. and fact n., int., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: matter n.¹, of prep., fact n.

Etymology: < matter n.¹ (compare sense 4 at that entry) + of prep. + fact n. (compare sense 7 at that entry).

A. n.

a. Originally in Law: that portion of a subject of judicial inquiry which is concerned with the truth or falsehood of alleged facts; a particular question or issue that is of this nature (as distinct from matter of law: see matter n.¹ 13a). Later gen.: something relating to the sphere of fact as opposed to opinion, probability, or inference; something which is of the nature of a fact.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > truth known by observation, fact > plain fact

plainc1385

fact1542

matter of fact1583

fact of lifea1806

brute fact1874

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > matter or point in question > concerned with facts

matter of fact1583

question of fact1604

matter in fact1621

1583 A. Nowell et al. True Rep. Disput. E. Campion sig. M1^v He speaketh of a matter of fact.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. F2^v It is either a beleefe of Historie, (as the Lawyers speake, matter of fact:) or else of matter of art and opinion.

1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) 112 The House to consider of the matter of facte.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1661 (1955) III. 297 He..then commanded me to draw-up the Matter of fact happning at the bloudy Encounter.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xvi. 336 Some particular Existence, or, as it is usually termed, matter of fact, which falling under our Observation, is capable of humane Testimony.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xxxiii. 9 The Story was really true Matter of Fact.

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 289 The Matter of Fact is, that..the two Gates..will undoubtedly be found wider.

1776 D. Hume My own Life (1777) 27 This is a matter of fact which is easily cleared and ascertained.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §119 I have strictly adhered to matter of fact.

1843 R. Whately Misc. Remains (1864) 131 By a ‘matter of fact’ is meant something which might conceivably be submitted to the senses, and about which it is supposed there could not be any disagreement among persons..to whose senses it should be presented.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxvii. 456 (note) Great numbers of Aristophanic jests have been transcribed as serious matter-of-fact.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 922/1 The anatomy of the Hippocratic school is..fanciful and imaginary in often substituting mere supposition and assertion for what ought to be matter of fact.

1989 W. J. Burley Wycliffe & Windsor Blue (BNC) 143 ‘You had a homosexual relationship?’ ‘That's not illegal.’ ‘No, it's a matter of fact.’

b. in matter of fact: in point of fact. Now chiefly formal.

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

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie ii. vi. 113 If it be admitted that in matter of fact there is some credite to be giuen to the testimonie of man, but not in matter of opinion and iudgement.

1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 122. ⁋1 It is true in Matter of Fact, I was present at the ingenious Entertainment.

1842 J. H. Newman Ess. Miracles (1843) 56 There exists, in matter of fact, that very connection..between Ecclesiastical and Scripture miracles.

1892 Dict. National Biogr. XXXII. 193/2 The lords gave way so far as to vote that the allegations of the ordinance were true in 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.

2. With the: that which is matter-of-fact.

ΚΠ

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 2nd Ser. 125 Its oscillations between the ideal and the matter-of-fact.

1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 June 37/2 Paradoxically, it is this background of the matter-of-fact that gives the book its poetry.

B. adj.

Usually with hyphen. Relating to or concerned only with known fact as opposed to style or manner of expression, conjecture, etc.; practical and unemotional; prosaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [adjective]

positive1594

literal1633

unprojecting1647

pounds, shillings, and pence?1650

matter of fact1712

unvisionary1794

unimaginative1814

literalist1838

literal-mindeda1849

visionless1856

realistic1862

terre-à-terre1888

pragmatical1896

illusionless1897

cookie cutter1922

down to earth1922

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adjective] > concerned with facts

positive1594

matter of fact1712

factual1820

factful1853

descriptionist1914

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adjective] > matter-of-fact

dry1626

matter of fact1787

unfabled1809

fanciless1868

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 521. ¶1 I contemn the Men given to Narration under the Appellation of a Matter of Fact Man.

1787 R. Burns Let. 15 Jan. (2001) I. 84 To write him a mere matter-of-fact affair, like a merchant's order.

1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine i. 67 The scene is not impressive in itself,—that at Suez especially is matter-of-fact in the highest degree.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues III. 7 The more Callicles is irritated, the more provoking and matter of fact does Socrates become.

1887 R. N. Carey Uncle Max (1887) xi. 84 [She] bade her drink her tea before it got cold, in a sensible matter-of-fact way.

1927 New Republic 12 Oct. 207/2 The settings and costumes are wholly matter-of-fact.

1993 Times 23 Feb. 12/4 Shaw's infuriatingly matter-of-fact hero, Bluntschli, was a Swiss, and plainly a soldier-of-fortune.

Derivatives

† matter-of-factism n. Obsolete the principle or practice of regarding or relying only on matter of fact.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [noun]

literalism1644

matter-of-factism1845

unimaginativeness1850

1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall III. xxxvi. 92 Real, good, substantial, down-right matter o'-fact-ism.

a1866 J. Grote Exam. Utilit. Philos. (1870) xviii. 283 Positivism and matter-of-factism, that is, the refusal to take account of any thing else in things except that they are.

† matter-of-factist n. Obsolete a person who regards only matter of fact.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [noun] > person exhibiting

literalist1632

realist1817

matter-of-factist1833

Verstandesmensch1879

1833 New Monthly Mag. Oct. 165 The matter-of-factists will put down as your sober opinion..the ἐπεα πτεροεντα inspired by the festivity of the hour.

1865 J. Grote Exploratio Philosophica Pt. I i. 80 Thorough positivists..or, I may say, matter-of-factists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matter of fact
释义	matter of factn.adj. Brit. /ˌmat(ə)rəvˈfakt/, U.S. /ˈˌmædərə(v)ˈˌfækt/ Forms: see matter n.¹ and of prep. and fact n., int., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: matter n.¹, of prep., fact n. Etymology: < matter n.¹ (compare sense 4 at that entry) + of prep. + fact n. (compare sense 7 at that entry). A. n. 1. a. Originally in Law: that portion of a subject of judicial inquiry which is concerned with the truth or falsehood of alleged facts; a particular question or issue that is of this nature (as distinct from matter of law: see matter n.¹ 13a). Later gen.: something relating to the sphere of fact as opposed to opinion, probability, or inference; something which is of the nature of a fact. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > truth known by observation, fact > plain fact plainc1385 fact1542 matter of fact1583 fact of lifea1806 brute fact1874 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > matter or point in question > concerned with facts matter of fact1583 question of fact1604 matter in fact1621 1583 A. Nowell et al. True Rep. Disput. E. Campion sig. M1^v He speaketh of a matter of fact. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. F2^v It is either a beleefe of Historie, (as the Lawyers speake, matter of fact:) or else of matter of art and opinion. View more context for this quotation 1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) 112 The House to consider of the matter of facte. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1661 (1955) III. 297 He..then commanded me to draw-up the Matter of fact happning at the bloudy Encounter. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. xvi. 336 Some particular Existence, or, as it is usually termed, matter of fact, which falling under our Observation, is capable of humane Testimony. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. xxxiii. 9 The Story was really true Matter of Fact. 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 289 The Matter of Fact is, that..the two Gates..will undoubtedly be found wider. 1776 D. Hume My own Life (1777) 27 This is a matter of fact which is easily cleared and ascertained. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §119 I have strictly adhered to matter of fact. 1843 R. Whately Misc. Remains (1864) 131 By a ‘matter of fact’ is meant something which might conceivably be submitted to the senses, and about which it is supposed there could not be any disagreement among persons..to whose senses it should be presented. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxvii. 456 (note) Great numbers of Aristophanic jests have been transcribed as serious matter-of-fact. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 922/1 The anatomy of the Hippocratic school is..fanciful and imaginary in often substituting mere supposition and assertion for what ought to be matter of fact. 1989 W. J. Burley Wycliffe & Windsor Blue (BNC) 143 ‘You had a homosexual relationship?’ ‘That's not illegal.’ ‘No, it's a matter of fact.’ b. in matter of fact: in point of fact. Now chiefly formal. 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 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie ii. vi. 113 If it be admitted that in matter of fact there is some credite to be giuen to the testimonie of man, but not in matter of opinion and iudgement. 1709 J. Addison Tatler No. 122. ⁋1 It is true in Matter of Fact, I was present at the ingenious Entertainment. 1842 J. H. Newman Ess. Miracles (1843) 56 There exists, in matter of fact, that very connection..between Ecclesiastical and Scripture miracles. 1892 Dict. National Biogr. XXXII. 193/2 The lords gave way so far as to vote that the allegations of the ordinance were true in 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. 2. With the: that which is matter-of-fact. ΚΠ 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 2nd Ser. 125 Its oscillations between the ideal and the matter-of-fact. 1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 June 37/2 Paradoxically, it is this background of the matter-of-fact that gives the book its poetry. B. adj. Usually with hyphen. Relating to or concerned only with known fact as opposed to style or manner of expression, conjecture, etc.; practical and unemotional; prosaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [adjective] positive1594 literal1633 unprojecting1647 pounds, shillings, and pence?1650 matter of fact1712 unvisionary1794 unimaginative1814 literalist1838 literal-mindeda1849 visionless1856 realistic1862 terre-à-terre1888 pragmatical1896 illusionless1897 cookie cutter1922 down to earth1922 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adjective] > concerned with facts positive1594 matter of fact1712 factual1820 factful1853 descriptionist1914 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adjective] > matter-of-fact dry1626 matter of fact1787 unfabled1809 fanciless1868 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 521. ¶1 I contemn the Men given to Narration under the Appellation of a Matter of Fact Man. 1787 R. Burns Let. 15 Jan. (2001) I. 84 To write him a mere matter-of-fact affair, like a merchant's order. 1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine i. 67 The scene is not impressive in itself,—that at Suez especially is matter-of-fact in the highest degree. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues III. 7 The more Callicles is irritated, the more provoking and matter of fact does Socrates become. 1887 R. N. Carey Uncle Max (1887) xi. 84 [She] bade her drink her tea before it got cold, in a sensible matter-of-fact way. 1927 New Republic 12 Oct. 207/2 The settings and costumes are wholly matter-of-fact. 1993 Times 23 Feb. 12/4 Shaw's infuriatingly matter-of-fact hero, Bluntschli, was a Swiss, and plainly a soldier-of-fortune. Derivatives † matter-of-factism n. Obsolete the principle or practice of regarding or relying only on matter of fact. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [noun] literalism1644 matter-of-factism1845 unimaginativeness1850 1845 R. S. Surtees Hillingdon Hall III. xxxvi. 92 Real, good, substantial, down-right matter o'-fact-ism. a1866 J. Grote Exam. Utilit. Philos. (1870) xviii. 283 Positivism and matter-of-factism, that is, the refusal to take account of any thing else in things except that they are. † matter-of-factist n. Obsolete a person who regards only matter of fact. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [noun] > person exhibiting literalist1632 realist1817 matter-of-factist1833 Verstandesmensch1879 1833 New Monthly Mag. Oct. 165 The matter-of-factists will put down as your sober opinion..the ἐπεα πτεροεντα inspired by the festivity of the hour. 1865 J. Grote Exploratio Philosophica Pt. I i. 80 Thorough positivists..or, I may say, matter-of-factists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1583
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