The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.
大型超市的出现宣告了许多地方小商店的终结。
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Old English cnyll (noun), cnyllan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch knal (noun), knallen (verb) 'bang, pop, crack'. The current spelling (dating from the 16th cent.) is perhaps influenced by bell
