- as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
- inevitable and right
Characters
- 理 (理): texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
- 所 (所): actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 当 (噹): (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
- 然 (然): correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
Resources
- Wiktionary: 理所当然
- MDBG: 理所当然
- Examples with 理所当然 on Tatoeba
Examples
我们认为他的生意理所当然会获得成功。
她理所当然的取得了胜利。
我理所当然地觉得，他会通过考试。
我理所当然地认为她会参加我们的结婚典礼。