"a foregone conclusion" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 预料之中的结果
• 必然的结局

Definition

一个在发生之前就已经确定或显而易见的结果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

可用于正式和非正式场合，常形容比赛、决定等结果已经意料之中。属于比喻表达，不是字面意思。

Examples

It was a foregone conclusion that they would win the game.

他们会赢这场比赛早就是**预料之中的结果**。

Everyone knew the decision would be a foregone conclusion.

大家都知道决定会是**预料之中的结果**。

For many, her victory felt like a foregone conclusion.

对许多人来说，她的胜利仿佛是**必然的结局**。

Honestly, the outcome was a foregone conclusion from the start.

说实话，从一开始结果就是**预料之中的结果**。

The whole contest turned out to be a foregone conclusion.

整个比赛结果成了**预料之中的结果**。

When I saw the score, it was a foregone conclusion who would win.

看到比分时，谁会赢已经是**必然的结局**。