foregone
🇺🇸
/ˈfɔːrɡɔːn/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɔːɡɒn/
Something that is expected to happen or is certain to happen.
It was foregone that the popular candidate would win the election.
这位受欢迎的候选人赢得选举是预料之中的事。
Something that existed or happened in the past.
The foregone traditions of the village are still remembered by the elders.
村里的传统仍然被老一辈人所铭记。