| 词汇 | say-so |
| 释义 | say-so noun[ S ] informaluk /ˈseɪ.səʊ/ us /ˈseɪ.soʊ/ say-sonoun[S] (PERMISSION)an instruction to do something, or permission given by someone to do something: 指示;许可 She's not allowed to do anything without her father's say-so.没有她父亲的允许她什么也不能做。 Allowing and permitting admission admit admit of something allow of something allowable authorization authorize consent entrance give the green light to somethingidiom given the chance/choiceidiom green-light hall pass hospital admission liberty relicense relicensure security clearance see your way (clear) to doing somethingidiom sublicence say-sonoun[S] (STATEMENT)a statement made by someone without proof: 随便的一说，无根据的断言 Don't just believe it on my say-so - find out for yourself.我只是随口说说，不要当真——你得自己去弄个明白。 Gossip and rumour a little bird told meidiom anecdotal bird bush telegraph dig for dirt dirt ear exposure gossip hear (something) through/on the grapevineidiom hearsay lip on everyone's lipsidiom peddle rumoured scandal scaremongering snippety swirl your ears must be burningidiom say-so | American Dictionarysay-so noun[ U ] infmlus/ˈseɪˌsoʊ/ authority or approval to do something: A coach’s responsibility is to have the final say-so on any subject. Examples of say-sosay-so I make the decisions and have the final say-so, it rests with me. Most of the convictions to which we adhere are dependent for their justification on our taking something to be true on the say-so of others. He was charged on the say-so of a cab driver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Existing difficulties could be greatly increased, but that again emphasises the lack of an authority with the overall say-so in these matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously he did not come back on his own say-so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What could be more democratically respectable than for the people of that unhappy land to have the say-so in their own future? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was purely on his say-so that we were told that 72 was the best age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There ought to be an examination now in relation to the right to take children out of the jurisdiction on the say-so of one parent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not rest simply on the say-so of the individuals concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the say-so of the panel on a matter of dispute is not to be the substantive decision on that, uncertainty could be introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It operated on the say-so of senior police officers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the power which can be used only on the say-so of a master, a judge or a district registrar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But, of course, that same right can be removed and suspended at the say-so of the police if certain conditions are fulfilled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have here a loophole through which, purely on the say-so of manufacturers, agreements which do not protect the public can be escape. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not like the situation in which the onus is placed firmly upon a defendant merely on the say-so of the prosecutor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of say-so These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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