句子+翻譯
That settles it. 就這么定了。
講解
settle 這個單詞本意是“定居”,安定的意思 That settles it. 是一個典型的口語表達表示就這么定了,或者說問題解決了。When you say that settles it, that means you've made a decision. 比如說跟朋友討論了很久,終于最后決定去巴黎過周末,我們這個時候就可以說 Well, that settles it. We are going to Paris this weekend instead.
發音
我們在讀這話的時候要注意 settle 這個單詞中間的輔音 /t/,因為前后都是元音,所以它在中間可以濁化成 /d/ 的音 所以 settle 就可以讀成 settle settle.