資料來源 : pyDict

預定的事,預知的結論

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Forego \Fore*go"\, v. t. [AS. foreg[=a]n; fore + g[=a]n to go;
   akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See {GO}, v. i.]
   To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present
   and past participles.

         Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone.
                                                  --Wordsworth.

         For which the very mother's face forewent The mother's
         special patience.                        --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.

   {Foregone conclusion}, one which has preceded argument or
      examination; one predetermined.

資料來源 : WordNet®

foregone conclusion
     n 1: an inevitable ending [syn: {matter of course}]
     2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"
        [syn: {certainty}, {sure thing}] [ant: {uncertainty}]