汉英词典
MEANING OF 一言九鼎
一言九鼎
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
九鼎 The treasure of the ancient country, according to legend, was cast by Xia Yu / One sentence is worth the weight of Jiuding / A metaphor has great power in speaking and can play a big role
九鼎相传为夏禹所铸的传国宝器。一句话的分量像九鼎一样重。形容人说话信誉极高，一言半语就起决定作用执事一言九鼎，或有以息其议。
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奥巴马现在是黑人文化的教父，一言九鼎。 Obama is now the big Daddy in black culture and when he speaks it'll matter. | ||
正所谓一言九鼎的出处就是帝王一诺千金的象征！ Is the source of the so-called authoritative, is the symbol of the emperor as good as gold! | ||
最中意的职业：在女人面前一言九鼎的女子大学校长。 The occupation like most: the woman university keeping one's promise in woman's in front President. | ||
但这样的荒唐论调被一道诏书给废止了，颁布这道诏书的正是一言九鼎的西奥多·罗斯福。 That nonsense was ended by an edict from no less a wielder of strong opinion than Teddy Roosevelt. | ||
1994年倡议保留晚晴园的杨荣文准将（当时任新闻及艺术部部长）一言九鼎，起了关键作用； BG George Yeo, then Minister for Information and the Arts, played a crucial role when he called for the villa to be developed into a historical landmark in 1994. | ||
