fact of life

英 [fækt ɒv laɪf]

美 [fækt əv laɪf]

n.  (令人不快却又无可奈何的)生活现实; (教给儿童的)性知识

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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (令人不快却又无法改变的)生活现实
  You say that something which is not pleasant is afact of lifewhen there is nothing you can do to change it so you must accept it.
  1. Stress is a fact of life from time to time for all of us.
     对我们所有人来说，精神压力常常是无从逃避的生活现实。
• N-PLURAL (教给儿童的)性知识
  If you tell a child aboutthe facts of life, you tell him or her about sexual intercourse and how babies are born.
  1. There comes a time when children need to know more than the basic facts of life.
     是时候孩子们了解更多性知识了。

双语例句

• She says such discrimination is a fact of life in Vietnam.
  她说，此类歧视是在越南生活所要面对的一个现实。
• That's just a simple fact of life.
  这是生活中的一个简单事实。
• Revision is a fact of life in design.
  修改并再修改，这是设计生活中的现实。
• So driving, alas, is a fact of life for me.
  因此，唉，开车成了我生活的一部分。
• Your uniqueness is a scientific fact of life.
  你的独特性是有科学根据。
• Oil spills seem to unfortunately be a fact of life when drilling and transporting oil from the ocean floor.
  漏油似乎是海底石油钻探和输送过程中很难完全避免的现象。
• We all make mistakes. it's a fact of life.
  我们都会犯错误，生活就是如此。
• It would be best to take Chinese policy as a fact of life.
  最好还是将中国的政策作为一种无法改变的事实来对待。
• But the logic of public consciousness is a fact of life.
  但公众意识的逻辑乃是一种生活现实，我们必须面对。
• If you have a dog or cat, living with pet hair and fur is a fact of life.
  如果你有一只狗或猫，生活与宠物毛发和皮毛是一个活生生的事实。