foregone conclusion

英 [ˈfɔːɡɒn kənˈkluːʒn]

美 [ˈfɔːrɡɔːn kənˈkluːʒn]

预料之中必然发生的事情，不可避免的结局

英英释义

noun

• something that is certain
  1. his victory is a certainty
  Synonym:certaintysure thing
• an inevitable ending
  Synonym:matter of course

双语例句

• The outcome of the game is a foregone conclusion.
  这场比赛胜负已定。
• Onece again, a defeat for the Conservatives looked like a foregone conclusion.
  保守党被击败似乎再一次成为必然的结局。
• It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him
  早已注定我最终会和他干同一行。
• The surrender of Japanese imperialism is now a foregone conclusion.
  日本帝国主义投降的大势已经定了。
• The foregone conclusion of a Medvedev victory is now all but official.
  预料之中的梅德韦杰夫的获胜现在几乎已经成为定局，只差最后正式公布。
• Most voters believe the result is a foregone conclusion
  多数投票者认为这个结果是意料之中的。
• "In my mind, it's a foregone conclusion" that Li, 44, will become one of the top Berkshire investment officials, Munger, Berkshire's86-year-old vice chairman, told the Journal.
  “在我看来，这已成定局”，李，44岁，将成为一名官员的顶级伯克希尔的投资，芒格，伯克希尔的86岁的副会长，告诉华尔街日报。
• The outcome of this football game is a foregone conclusion.
  这场足球赛，谁胜谁负已成定局。
• A verdict against Mr Jiang is almost a foregone conclusion since Chinese courts have a conviction rate of 99.9 per cent.
  对蒋洁敏的判决结果几乎是预料之中的，因为中国的法院拥有99.9%的定罪率。
• A severe debt write-off by Greece and Portugal is a foregone conclusion; and in my view both countries would be better off without the euro.
  希腊和葡萄牙大笔勾销债务是预料中的必然结局；在我看来，如果退出欧元区，两国的境况将会更好。