Game of Thrones · 第 1 季
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dead set on

下定決心做某事 / 執意如此

「dead set on」表示一個人對某事非常堅決、固執,決心已下,不容改變。這裡奈德的妻子凱特琳『dead set on』讓孩子們打扮漂亮迎接國王,表明她對此非常執著。

-Perhaps we'll find out. -In any case, candles.
Why's your mother so dead set on us getting pretty for the King?
It's for the Queen, I bet. I hear she's a sleek bit of mink.