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

• So driving, alas, is a fact of life for me.
  因此，唉，开车成了我生活的一部分。
• Accelerating business change is a fact of life for today's global commercial and institutional entities.
  商业变化的发生越来越快是今天全球商业和机构实体中一个不争的事实。
• 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。
• Quiet fact of life in a beautiful landscape.
  宁静其实是人生中一道靓丽的风景线。
• 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。
• So I readily accept that big business can be beneficial to society and is a fact of life.
  因此，我欣然认同以下这一点：大企业能够有利于社会，这是无可争辩的事实。
• 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。
• An immutable fact of life.
  生活中不可更改的事实。
• Unfortunately we live in a world where spam is a fact of life.
  不幸的是，我们生活的世界上，垃圾广告是无法更改的事实。
• Stress is a fact of life but there are a number of ways you can alter your lifestyle to cope better with stress.
  生活中处处充满了压力，但有很多方法能够改变你的生活方式，让你更好地应对压力。