| 单词 | fait accompli |
| 释义 | fait accompli (once / 28969 pages) n A fait accompli is something that's already done. If your dad warns you not to play an April Fool's Day trick on your sister, but you've already put a giant inflatable Godzilla in the shower, that's a fait accompli. The noun fait accompli, pronounced "fate uh-COM-plee," describes something that has already happened. It often refers to a change or decision made by some authority on behalf of the people who will actually be affected. If workers continue to strike after a change in their working conditions has taken effect, they're protesting a fait accompli. The phrase fait accompli is French, and it literally means "an accomplished fact." WORD FAMILYfait accompli USAGE EXAMPLESYour ex handed you big changes as a fait accompli. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) “It was a fait accompli,” said one person with knowledge of the meeting. Wall Street Journal(Nov 28, 2016) It has also been exhaustively chronicled, which makes this set feel like a fait accompli. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) n an irreversible accomplishment Syn|Hyper accomplished fact accomplishment, achievement the action of accomplishing something |
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