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预定的事,预知的结论
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Forego \Fore*go"\, v. t. [AS. foreg[=a]n; fore + g[=a]n to go;
akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See {GO}, v. i.]
To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present
and past participles.
Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone.
--Wordsworth.
For which the very mother's face forewent The mother's
special patience. --Mrs.
Browning.
{Foregone conclusion}, one which has preceded argument or
examination; one predetermined.
资料来源 : WordNet®
foregone conclusion
n 1: an inevitable ending [syn: {matter of course}]
2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"
[syn: {certainty}, {sure thing}] [ant: {uncertainty}]