early 14c., "person or thing that clinches" (i.e., secures nails by bending down or riveting the pointed end), late 15c. as a class of shipyard worker; agent noun from clinch (v.). As a type of nail, from 1735; as a conclusive statement, argument, etc., 1737.
雙語例句
1. The clincher was City's second goal, scored minutes from the end.
離比賽結(jié)束還剩幾分鐘的時(shí)候，曼城隊(duì)的第二粒進(jìn)球鎖定了勝局。
來自柯林斯例句
2. DNA fingerprinting has proved the clincher in this investigation.
在這次調(diào)查中，DNA指紋鑒定起了決定性的作用。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The clincher was when the clerk turned up the volume.
使人難以忍受的事是那雇員把音量調(diào)得很大.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. That was the clincher.
那就一言說定了;那就叫我無話可說了.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. For a party that places stability above everything else, this could be a clincher.