| 单词 | fact |
| 释义 | fact (once / 17 pages) n You can't argue with facts: a fact is something proven to be true. It's important to distinguish between fact and fiction. When someone says, "Is that a fact?" they're asking "Is that really true?" When a detective says, "Give me the facts," he only wants information that is rock solid and confirmed. The job of science is to study things and figure out what the facts are in every field. Theories and opinions are not facts: you need to have proof for something to be a fact. WORD FAMILYfact: factoid, facts+/factoid: factoids USAGE EXAMPLESCrosscultural variables, in fact, are at the heart of this seriocomic philosophical inquiry into peace and discord. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The distinction between fact and fiction was erased, creating a sprawling universe of competing claims. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) In fact, 2016 marked the third year in a row that record global temperatures were set. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred first you must collect all the facts of the case Hypo|Hyper case the actual state of things detail, item, pointan isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole particular, specifica fact about some part (as opposed to general) generala fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) matter of facta matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact observationfacts learned by observing reasona fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion scorethe facts about an actual situation trutha fact that has been verified scientific factan observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final) home truthan important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself) verityan enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth minutiaa small or minor detail nook and cranny, nooks and cranniessomething remote regard, respect(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point sticking pointa point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal technicality, trifle, trivialitya detail that is considered insignificant indication(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure contraindication(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment information knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction 2n a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts Exp|Hypo|Hyper Dow-Jones Industrial Average an indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange Standard and Poor's Indexa broadly based stock market index book, record, record book a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone basics, rudimentsa statement of fundamental facts or principles index, index number, indicant, indicatora number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time logbooka book in which the log is written won-lost record(sports) a record of win versus losses card, scorecard(golf) a record of scores (as in golf) BMI, body mass indexa measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30 business indexa statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions leading indicatorone of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future price index, price levelan index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time short accountthe aggregate of short sales on an open market stock index, stock market indexindex based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks info, information a message received and understood 3n an event known to have happened or something known to have existed your fears have no basis in fact how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell Hyper realism, reality, realness the state of being actual or real 4n a concept whose truth can be proved scientific hypotheses are not facts Hyper concept, conception, construct an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances |
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