what's done is done It is final and in the past. 已经结束了并且过去了。 said when you cannot change something that has already happened 事已至此 我们来看一下这个表达的典故： What's done is done, 出自莎士比亚的著作《麦克白》。麦克白是谋权篡位的反面角色，他杀死了国王邓肯一世，内心充满愧疚。妻子安慰他时，就用了 "What's done is done"这个表达，意思是“木已成舟”“生米煮成熟饭了”。 Mother was very angry but what's done is done. 虽然母亲非常生气，但是木已成舟。 What's done is done. It's time to move on. 过去的已经过去了，现在是向前看的时候了。