不出所料 bù chū suǒ liào As expected

Explanation

不出所料指的是事情的发展变化符合预料，没有超出预期的意思。

“As expected” means that the development of things meets expectations and does not exceed expectations.

Origin Story

唐朝时期，有一位名叫李靖的将军，他非常善于用兵，料敌如神，常常能预料到敌人的行动。有一次，李靖率领军队攻打突厥，突厥军人数众多，李靖担心自己的军队会吃亏，便派人去打探敌情。探子回来后告诉李靖，突厥军已经集结在草原上，准备进攻唐军。李靖听后，并没有惊慌，反而笑着对身边的人说：“不出所料，他们一定会来进攻的。”果然，第二天，突厥军就气势汹汹地向唐军发起了进攻。李靖早有准备，他指挥军队迎战，最终大败突厥军。

táng cháo shí qī, yǒu yī wèi míng jiào lǐ jìng de jiāng jūn, tā fēi cháng shàn yú yòng bīng, liào dí rú shén, cháng cháng néng yù liào dào dí rén de xíng dòng. yǒu yī cì, lǐ jìng shuài lǐng jūn duì gōng dǎ tú jué, tú jué jūn rén shù zhòng duō, lǐ jìng dān xīn zì jǐ de jūn duì huì chī kuī, biàn pài rén qù dǎ tàn dí qíng. tàn zi huí lái hòu gào sù lǐ jìng, tú jué jūn yǐ jī jié zài cáo yuán shàng, zhǔn bèi gōng jī táng jūn. lǐ jìng tīng hòu, bìng méi yǒu jīng huāng, fǎn ér xiào zhe duì biān shēng de rén shuō: “bù chū suǒ liào, tā men yī dìng huì lái gōng jī de.” guǒ rán, dì èr tiān, tú jué jūn jiù qì shì xióng xiōng de xiàng táng jūn fā qǐ le gōng jī. lǐ jìng zǎo yǒu zhǔn bèi, tā zhǐ huī jūn duì yíng zhàn, zuì zhōng dà bài tú jué jūn.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a general named Li Jing, who was very skilled in warfare, knew the enemy like his own fist, and could often predict the enemy's actions. Once, Li Jing led his troops to attack the Turks. The Turkic troops were outnumbered. Li Jing feared that his troops might be at a disadvantage and sent spies to scout the enemy. When the spies returned, they told Li Jing that the Turkic troops had gathered on the grassland and were ready to attack the Tang troops. Li Jing did not panic, but instead smiled and said to those around him: “As expected, they will come to attack.” Sure enough, the next day, the Turkic troops launched a fierce attack on the Tang troops. Li Jing was prepared, he commanded his troops to meet the enemy, and finally defeated the Turkic troops.

Usage

这个成语通常用于表达一种对事件发展走向的肯定判断。

zhè gè chéng yǔ tóng cháng yòng yú biǎo dá yī zhǒng duì shì jiàn fā zhǎn zǒu xiàng de kěn dìng pànduàn.

This idiom is often used to express a positive statement about the development of an event.

Examples

• 他很聪明，做事总是不出所料。

  tā hěn cōng ming, zuò shì zǒng shì bù chū suǒ liào.

  He is very smart and always does what is expected.

• 这次比赛，结果不出所料，他获得了冠军。

  zhè cì bǐ sài, jié guǒ bù chū suǒ liào, tā huò dé le guàn jūn.

  He won the competition, as expected.

• 我们预测的市场走向，不出所料地得到了验证。

  wǒ men yù cè de shì chǎng zǒu xiàng, bù chū suǒ liào de dé dào le yàn zhèng.

  Our market forecast was verified, as expected.

• 虽然形势严峻，但不出所料，我们最终还是完成了任务。

  suī rán xíng shì yán jùn, dàn bù chū suǒ liào, wǒ men zuì zhōng hái shì wán chéng le rèn wù.

  Although the situation was grim, we finally completed the task, as expected.

Related Idioms

• 料事如神

• 料敌如神

Opposite Idioms

• 出乎意料

• 出人意表