Seal是“封印”,set the seal on是什么意思呢?请看对话:
A: What do you think of the recent visit of the Australian foreign trade minister?
B: His visit is significant because it will set the seal on the trade agreement between the two countries.
A: I doubt it. With quickly changing exchange rates, nothing is certain at the moment.
Note: This idiom, also seen in the form of “putting the seal on,” means “to make something certain or complete.” Traditionally, people would have their contracts written on paper when a “seal” or wax imprint sealed a document or letter, and showed an initial in the wax of the sender. Therefore, if you put a seal on something, it’s official and nothing would be changed further.
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