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单词 say-so
释义
say-so
noun[S]
informal
uk
/ˈseɪ.səʊ/us
/ˈseɪ.soʊ/

say-sonoun[S](PERMISSION)

aninstructionto do something, orpermissiongiven by someone to do something:
指示；许可
She's notallowedto do anything without her father's say-so.没有她父亲的允许她什么也不能做。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Allowing and permitting
  • admission
  • admit ofsomething
  • allow ofsomething
  • allowable
  • approval
  • authorization
  • authorize
  • clearance
  • entrance
  • given the chance/choiceidiom
  • green-light
  • hall pass
  • imprimatur
  • left
  • liberty
  • relicense
  • relicensure
  • security clearance
  • seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
  • sufferance
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say-sonoun[S](STATEMENT)

astatementmade by someone withoutproof:
随便的一说，无根据的断言
Don't justbelieveitonmy say-so -findout for yourself.我只是随口说说，不要当真——你得自己去弄个明白。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Gossip and rumour
  • a little bird told meidiom
  • anecdotal
  • bird
  • bush telegraph
  • dirt
  • ear
  • exposure
  • furphy
  • gossip
  • hearsay
  • lip
  • on everyone's lipsidiom
  • peddle
  • reportedly
  • rumoured
  • scandal
  • scaremongering
  • swirl
  • tittle-tattle
  • yourears must be burningidiom
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(Definition ofsay-sofrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

say-so| American Dictionary

say-so
noun[U]
infml
us
/ˈseɪˌsoʊ/
authorityorapprovalto do something:
A coach’sresponsibilityis to have thefinalsay-so on anysubject.
(Definition ofsay-sofrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsay-so

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I make the decisions and have the finalsay-so, it rests with me.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Most of the convictions to which we adhere are dependent for their justification on our taking something to be true on thesay-soof others.
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He was charged on thesay-soof a cab driver.
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Existing difficulties could be greatly increased, but that again emphasises the lack of an authority with the overallsay-soin these matters.
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Obviously he did not come back on his ownsay-so.
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What could be more democratically respectable than for the people of that unhappy land to have thesay-soin their own future?
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It was purely on hissay-sothat we were told that 72 was the best age.
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There ought to be an examination now in relation to the right to take children out of the jurisdiction on thesay-soof one parent.
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It does not rest simply on thesay-soof the individuals concerned.
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If thesay-soof the panel on a matter of dispute is not to be the substantive decision on that, uncertainty could be introduced.
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It operated on thesay-soof senior police officers.
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It is the power which can be used only on thesay-soof a master, a judge or a district registrar.
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But, of course, that same right can be removed and suspended at thesay-soof the police if certain conditions are fulfilled.
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We have here a loophole through which, purely on thesay-soof manufacturers, agreements which do not protect the public can be escape.
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I do not like the situation in which the onus is placed firmly upon a defendant merely on thesay-soof the prosecutor.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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