It Turns Out That

释义 Definition

用于引出后来发现的事实、结果或真相，常带有“原来……/结果发现……”的语气，有时暗含出乎意料。

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/ɪt tɝːnz aʊt ðæt/

例句 Examples

It turns out that I was wrong.
结果发现我错了。

It turns out that the company had been hiding the problem for months, which explained the sudden crisis.
结果发现公司把问题隐瞒了好几个月，这也就解释了为何会突然爆发危机。

词源 Etymology

turn out 原意与“转出来、（事情）发展成某种结果”有关，后来引申为“（事实）被证明、被发现”。加上 that 用来引出后面的从句，构成固定表达 **it turns out that...**，强调“经过了解/时间推移后得知”的结论。

相关词 Related Words

• Apparently
• Actually
• As It Happens
• In Fact
• It Emerges That
• It Seems That
• Turns Out

文学作品 Literary Works

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time（Mark Haddon）
• The Martian（Andy Weir）
• The Lovely Bones（Alice Sebold）