Smoking gun 是一个英语短语，常用于比喻意义，指的是直接、明确的证据，通常是犯罪或不法行为的决定性证据。这个短语源自一种情景，即枪支刚刚开过火，烟雾仍在枪口冒出来，从而揭示了罪犯的行为。

音标

/ˈsməʊkɪŋ ɡʌn/

翻译

"Smoking gun" 可以翻译为“确凿的证据”或“决定性证据”。

读音

Smoking：/ˈsməʊkɪŋ/

Gun：/ɡʌn/

用法

Literal meaning (字面意思): 指一支正在冒烟的枪，表示刚刚开火。

Figurative meaning (比喻意义): 指能直接证明某事发生的证据，特别是犯罪或不正当行为的证据。

例句

The police found a smoking gun in the suspect's car, proving his involvement in the robbery.

The smoking gun in the investigation was a video recording showing the suspect at the crime scene.

The prosecutor presented the smoking gun: a handwritten note that linked the defendant to the crime.

When the company found the smoking gun in the form of fraudulent accounting documents, they immediately fired the CFO.

The smoking gun in the case was the fingerprint found on the murder weapon.

The smoking gun of the investigation was the phone call made by the suspect right after the crime occurred.

There was no smoking gun to prove the defendant's guilt, so the jury acquitted him.

The whistleblower's report acted as a smoking gun, leading to a federal investigation.

The detective finally uncovered the smoking gun that solved the case.

The smoking gun was the discovery of emails that linked the politician to the bribery scheme.

短语搭配

Smoking gun evidence: 确凿证据

Find a smoking gun: 找到确凿证据

Smoking gun theory: 确凿证据的理论

Smoking gun moment: 发现决定性证据的时刻

这个短语通常用于法律、犯罪调查、政治或任何需要证据来证明某个观点或行为的场景中。