► 形容動詞事実上 [じじつじょう]
meaning: fact rank: 2☆
彼はその
国の事実上の
支配者だ ⇨ He is the de facto ruler of the country
More examples:- 日本の憲法改正は事実上不可能だ ⇨ Japanese constitution is practically impossible to amend
- 昔は殆どの農民は事実上の奴隷だった ⇨ In the past most of farmers were virtual slaves
- その可能性は事実上皆無だ ⇨ That possibility is practically zero