Before the fact
[法] 作案前, 事前作案
🧩 词语组成解析
before
[bɪ'fɔr]
prep. 在…之前;先于，优于;当着…的面;与其…;
conj. 在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;与其…;
adv. 先前，从前;在前，在前方;
be构成一些介词+fore前面→在前面
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
fact
[fækt]
n. 事实，实情;实际;真相，证据;犯罪行为;
🗣️ 情景例句
I think I've caught a cold.
我觉得我感冒了。
It was quite good. But it was awfully long.
班机很好，就是时间太长了。
Usually, he catches the number 11 bus to work, but sometimes he goes by train.
通常他乘11路公共汽车去上班，不过他有时乘火车去。