clinch an argument
英 [klɪntʃ ən ˈɑːɡjumənt]
美 [klɪntʃ ən ˈɑːrɡjumənt]
作出最后的结论；使争论获得完全解决
双语例句
- But not even the most fervent Darwinian would use a quotation from him to clinch an argument or would dispute that, in ignorance of the still-to-be revealed principles of genetics, he mistakenly believed that acquired characteristics were normally inherited.
但即便是最狂热的达尔文主义者也不会引用达尔文说过的话来解决争端，也不会辩称，由于不了解尚未被揭示的遗传学原理，达尔文错误地认为后天性状可以正常遗传。