Foregone /'fɔrɡɔn/ 的意思是先前的、预知的;conclusion指结果。Foregone conclusion, 意思就是"注定的结果, 不可避免的结果"。
例句:
It's obvious that my friend's team was the underdog. It was a foregone conclusion that they'd lose the game.
我朋友的球队显然不是对手,在比赛中失利是不可避免的。
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内容来自The Voice of America(VOA) - Words And Idioms。