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Clincher /ˈklɪntʃər/
起決定性作用的論據（或話語、事情）
A clincher is a fact, a remark or an event that settles an argument, a decision or a competition.
• I'd been having a wonderful birthday already, and being surprised by my whole family at dinner was the clincher.
我度過了一個美妙的生日，而在晚餐時全家人給的驚喜是最重要的。
• Getting caught in a downpour was the clincher on a terrible day.
在一個糟糕的日子裡，遇上傾盆大雨更是禍不單行。
downpour /ˈdaʊnpɔː(r)/
n. 傾盆大雨
• The clincher was when the clerk turned up the volume.
最關鍵的是店員把音量調大了。
clerk /klɜːrk/
n. 店員
volume /ˈvɒljuːm/
n. 音量
• My final point was the clincher and won me the debate.
我最後的觀點是決定性的，它使我贏得了辯論。
debate /dɪˈbeɪt/
n. 辯論
• DNA fingerprinting has proved the clincher in this investigation.
DNA指紋已為此項調查出示了鐵證。
fingerprinting /ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪŋ/
n. 指紋
prove /pruːv/
v. 證明
investigation /ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn/
n. 調查
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