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

• Confrontation might be a foregone conclusion, milord.
  看来对抗是不可避免了，大人。
• As a result, the foregone conclusion is that US interest rates will rise and bonds will underperform significantly.
  因此，人们的定论是，美国利率将会上调，债券将明显走弱。
• The outcome is a foregone conclusion.
  大局已定。
• 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。
• I am not convinced that this is a foregone conclusion, but even if it were, there is a trade-off between short-term pain and long-term gain.
  我不相信这是必然之事，但即便真的发生，在短期痛苦和长期收益之间也会有一个权衡。
• 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。
• The result should be a foregone conclusion.
  这一结果本在预料之中。
• In 2007 one would think that electrical power on this island would be a foregone conclusion.
  在2007年，这座岛屿的电力普及几乎已是定论。
• People do not doubt that macro economic growth will be robust, she says. Whether that growth can translate into healthy corporate profits is not a foregone conclusion.
  她说：人们并不怀疑宏观经济增长将会强劲，至于这种增长会不会转化成健康的企业利润，则不太好说。
• "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。