单词 | de facto |
释义 | de facto —de facto /ˌdeɪˈfæk.təʊ/ aep /-toʊ/ adjective [before noun], adverb FORMAL ► F0 existing in fact, although perhaps not intended, legal, or accepted: » The city is rapidly becoming the de facto centre of the financial world.» He's her de facto husband though they're not actually married.» English is de facto the common language of much of the world today.» If it is on British soil then it is de facto British.→ COMPARE DE JURE(Cf. ↑de jure)Thesaurus+: ↑True, real, false, and unrealnoun [C] AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH FORMAL ► F0 a person who someone lives with as a wife or a husband, although they are not married: » They've invited Joanne and her de facto for lunch on Sunday.Thesaurus+: ↑Romantic and sexual partners |
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