smoking gun
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smoking guns
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确凿证据, 犯罪证据
a piece of evidence that is used to prove someone's crimes or wrong deeds
The idiom "smoking gun" has its origins in the world of detective fiction and crime investigations. It gained wider popularity and usage in the 20th century. It is used in discussions related to criminal investigations, scandals, legal proceedings, or situations where conclusive proof is presented.
- The detective uncovers a document that is the smoking gun, revealing the suspect's direct involvement in the conspiracy.
侦探发现了一份文件，这是确凿证据，揭示了嫌疑人直接参与了阴谋。
- The journalist believes she has found the smoking gun, an email that implicates the politician in a corruption scandal.
记者认为她已经找到了确凿证据，这是一封将政治家牵连进腐败丑闻的电子邮件。
- The prosecutor presents the murder weapon as the smoking gun, providing irrefutable evidence of the defendant's guilt.
检察官将凶器作为确凿证据呈现，提供了被告罪行的无可辩驳的证据。
- The investigators discovered the smoking gun, a surveillance video capturing the suspect committing the crime.
调查人员发现了确凿证据，一段监控录像捕捉到了嫌疑人犯罪的过程。
- The whistleblower's leaked documents served as the smoking gun that exposed the company's fraudulent activities.
举报人泄露的文件作为确凿证据揭露了公司的欺诈活动。