كيف تنطق "carve in stone"

expression

KARV in STONE

KAHV in STOHN

التعريف

If something is 'carved in stone', it means it is fixed, permanent, and cannot be changed.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkɑɹv/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈstoʊn

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈɑːv/ /ˈɪn/ /stˈəʊn

أمريكي

KARV in STONE

بريطاني

KAHV in STOHN

This rule isn't carved in stone; we can change it if needed.

Our meeting time isn't carved in stone yet.

Just because it's a rule doesn't mean it's carved in stone.

Our plans aren't carved in stone—we can change them if something comes up.