de facto
剑桥词典
- existing in fact , although perhaps not intended , legal , or accepted
事實上的,實際上的
The city is rapidly becoming the de facto centre of the financial world . 這座城市正在迅速成爲事實上的金融中心。
He's her de facto husband though they're not actually married . 雖然他們沒有結婚,但他是她事實上的丈夫。
English is de facto the common language of much of the world today. 實際上,英語是儅今世界大部分地區的常用語言。
If it is on British soil then it is de facto British. 如果它在英國的土地上,那麽它實際上就是英國的。
比較
de jure 返回 de facto