| 词组 | the seal of approval |
| 释义 | (redirected from the seal of approval)seal of approvalAn indication of endorsement or authorization of something. The phrase does not typically refer to a physical seal. No, you can't start that construction project until the boss gives it his seal of approval. seal of approvalAn endorsement of something or someone, as in Our candidate doesn't have the governor's seal of approval, or The new management gave the old refund policy their seal of approval. This idiom was used, and perhaps invented, as an advertising gimmick of Good Housekeeping Magazine, which gave its so-called "seal of approval" to products it endorsed; the products' packaging in turn bore a small emblem attesting to this endorsement. The noun seal here is used in the same sense as in set one's seal on. seal (or stamp) of approvalan indication or statement that something is accepted or regarded favourably.This expression stems from the practice of putting a stamp (or formerly a seal) on official documents. a ˌseal of apˈprovalthe formal support or approval of a person or an organization: Our project has the director’s seal of approval. |
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