foregone

英 [ˈfɔːɡɒn]

美 [ˈfɔːrɡɔːn]

adj.  先前的，过去的，预知的
v.  （在位置时间或程度方面）走在…之前，居先( forego的过去分词 )

过去分词：foregone　

BNC.19944 / COCA.21504

习惯用语

adj.

a foregone conclusion
• 预料中的必然结局
  if you say that sth is a foregone conclusion , you mean that it is a result that is certain to happen

柯林斯词典

• 
  Foregoneis the past participle offorego.
• PHRASE 注定的结论;预料之中的必然结果
  If you say that a particular result isa foregone conclusion, you mean you are certain that it will happen.
  1. 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。
  2. It's almost a foregone conclusion that you'll get what you want.
     你将得到你想要的，这几乎是确定无疑的。

英英释义

adj

• well in the past
  1. bygone days
  2. dreams of foregone times
  3. sweet memories of gone summers
  4. relics of a departed era
  Synonym:bygonebypastdepartedgone

双语例句

• The outcome is a foregone conclusion.
  大局已定。
• That is not a foregone conclusion, however.
  不过，这并非必然结果。
• The outcome of both votes was assumed to be a foregone conclusion.
  两次投票的结果被认为是早成定局的事。
• It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him
  早已注定我最终会和他干同一行。
• The championship result was almost a foregone conclusion.
  锦标赛的结果差不多在意料之中。
• My dream would be foregone, and I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual.
  我的梦想就会像先前那样破灭，而我也永远不会作为一个独立的人去享受人生。
• Confrontation might be a foregone conclusion, milord.
  看来对抗是不可避免了，大人。
• 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。
• It soon became clear that a victory for Sampras was not a foregone conclusion.
  桑普拉斯并不一定会获胜，这很快就变得明朗了。
• Cost in terms of foregone alternatives.
  放弃其他选择的费用。