de facto

noun

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/

(plural de factos)

(Australian English, New Zealand English)

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a person who lives with somebody as their husband or wife, although they are not officially married事实事实：尽管未正式结婚但仍与某人作为丈夫或妻子生活的人
- We've invited James and his de facto to our wedding.我们邀请了詹姆斯和他的未婚妻参加我们的婚礼。
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’.

adverb

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/

(from Latin, formal)

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in a way that exists as a fact although it may not be legally accepted实际上存在的（不一定合法）
- He continued to rule the country de facto.实际上，他继续统治着这个国家。
compare de jure

adjective

/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/

[usually before noun]

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(from Latin, formal) existing as a fact although it may not be legally accepted as existing实际上存在的（不一定合法）
- The general took de facto control of the country.这位将军实际上控制了整个国家。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
De facto is used with these nouns:
recognition
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(Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a relationship关系) in which two people live together as if they are married, without actually being married事实：两个人好像没有结婚就生活在一起
- John was in a de facto relationship with Dawn for 22 years.约翰和道恩事实上已经交往了22年。
(Australian English, New Zealand English) (of a person or couple) living in a de facto relationship实际上存在的（不一定合法）
- her de facto husband她事实上的丈夫

Word OriginLatin, literally ‘of fact’.