| 词汇 | say-so |
| 释义 | say-soWord family adjectivesayablenounsayersayingsay-sosayonverbsay ˈsay-so noun informal 1 somebody’s say-so informal someone’s permission to do something 某人的允许，某人的许可 You can’t leave the hospital without the say-so of the doctor. 没有医生的允许你不能离开医院。 Examples from the Corpus somebody’s say-so• Kathleen evidently ran things around the office and nothing could be done without her say-so.• Nobody here leaves without my say-so.• Tell him he can use the car, but only on my say-so. 2 on somebody’s say-so informal PROVE#based on someone’s personal statement without any proof 根据某人的个人意见〔而非真凭实据〕 She’s hired a number of people on my say-so. 她经我一说雇了几个人。 Examples from the Corpus on somebody’s say-so• I'd feel terrible if anyone went to see the play on my say-so and hated it. Examples from the Corpus say-so• The Forest Service guy was supposed to have his say-so, too.• Moreover, if only out of manly self-respect, you want some say-so over your day. |
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