(or) (about an authority, a system, etc.) that exists because of the circumstances, rather than because it was created officially事实上(的);实际上(的)◆For a while he was the de facto plant manager.有一段时间,他实际上是工厂经理。◆The situation was accepted de facto.实际上当时的情况还是可以接受的。ⓘ De facto is a Latin phrase.de facto 是拉丁语短语。➡de jure