既成事实
jì​chéng​shì​shí

fait accompli

  • created sense approved 既成事实/既成事實 · jì​chéng​shì​shí · fait accompli — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    既成事实 / 既成事實

    jì​chéng​shì​shí

    fait accompli

    An accomplished fact; a situation that has already happened and is now unchangeable, often implying it was established before getting official approval

    既成 (literal) → 既成 · jì​chéng · established 事实 (literal) → 事实/事實 · shì​shí · fact

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense