已然 yǐ rán — already; already a fact

已然
yǐ rán

Characters: 已 · 然

Definitions

  1. already; already a fact

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. already
  2. to be already so
  3. to have long been the case

ExtDict

  1. 已经成事实
  2. 已经这样宁防患于未然，勿苛责于已然。

Examples

  • 事情已然如此，只得接受。

    Since things have already come to this, we must accept it.

  • 他已然年过六旬，却依然精神矍铄。

    He is already over sixty, yet still vigorous.