de facto

短语
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a. 事实上的, 实际的

发音

UK /ˌdeɪˈfæktəʊ/
AU
UK /dɪˈfæktəʊ/
UK /ˌdiːˈfæktəʊ/
US /ˌdeɪˈfæktoʊ/
US /dəˈfæktoʊ/
US /ˌdiˈfæktoʊ/

词形变化

de factos 复数 de factos

别名

defacto

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A legally undeclared spouse; a partner in a spousal relationship which is not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife.

    澳大利亚 新西兰

    2008, David de Vaus, Chapter 15: Australian Families: Social and Demographic Patterns, in Charles B. Hennon, Stephan M. Wilson (editors), Families in a Global Context, 2011, page 383, The parental rights and responsibilities of de factos are the same as for legally married parents but, because property and maintenance of de factos is a state responsibility, there are differences between married and de factos in some states.

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.

    事实上

    实质上

    While it is largely recognized that Ukraine holds de jure sovereignty on Crimea, Russia exercises de facto administration on the peninsula.

adv.
  1. 1.

    In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

de jure

参见 2

real existent

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin dē factō (literally “according to fact”), from dē (“according to”) + ablative of factum (“fact, deed, act”).

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