0 something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there is information -- 現實，實際情況；（尤指）事實，真相
We are getting some facts and figures together and we will then have a full board meeting. 我們將把一些詳細資料匯集，然後開一個全體董事出席的董事大會。
"Have you always lived here?" "As a matter of fact (= the truth is) I've only lived here for the last three years." 「你一直住在這裡嗎？」「其實我在這裡才住了三年。」
I don't work. In fact, I've never had a job. 不，我不工作。事實上，我從來沒工作過。
It's sometimes hard to separate fact from fiction. 有時很難區分事實和虛構。
I'm not angry that you took my car - it's just the fact that you didn't ask me first. 我生氣並不是因為你用了我的車，而是你事先沒徵求我同意。
No decision will be made until we know all the facts. 了解全部事實前我們不會作任何決定。
In fact there is some evidence to suggest that they were able to exhibit a degree of compassion, especially if the victim requested mercy.
The reported information on the form thus might not correspond to the reality of facts.
In fact, it was replaced by new sources of disquietude.
One patient was refused because the fact that she already had a 4-month baby did not by itself seem a sufficiently strong indication.
In fact much of what we do is based on experience that "ordinary people" (here: not researchers or other elites) have shared with us.
But, in fact, we do not place any weight on ordinary intuitions about color.
Although parties were relatively quick to form, historians have underscored the importance of the fact that they were not anticipated by the founders.
For the sake of completeness we sketch a quick proof of this last fact.
