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as a matter of fact
[æz ə 'mætər nv fækt]
gen.
其实
;
实在
;
实际上
;
实际〔质〕上
;
实则
tech.
事实上
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as a matter of fact
[æz ə 'mætər nv fækt]
gen.
used to say that you do not agree with what someone has just said or that the opposite of what they say is true
(
We're not losing population in our town. As a matter of fact, people are moving in.
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used to add something more to what you have just said
(
The shoes are still stylish, and as a matter of fact , I'm wearing a pair right now.
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actually
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"Are you new around here?" "As a matter of fact, I’ve lived here for ten years."
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