put paid to在此句的用法?

Question

The discovery of their lost wedding certificate put paid to the rumours that they had been living in sin for 27 years.

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Answer 1

Hi Kenny,

The discovery of their lost wedding certificate put paid to the rumours that they had been living in sin for 27 years.
在他們的結婚證書失而復得之後, 有關他們已然非法同居27年的傳言就不攻自破了.

[put paid to]: idiom
Finish off, end, as in We'd best put paid to this issue.
http://www.answers.com/put%20paid%20to

Answer 2

首先，先將句子分解幾部分，再來分別釋意
The discovery of their lost wedding certificate => S部分
結婚證書不見的不見

put paid to the rumours=> V部分
使的流言(推動流言)

that they had been living in SIN for 27 years. =>補語 (這句有漏打嗎?)
他們一起生活27年
我猜->他們生活被分開了27年
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所以全句在不知道最末一句下也可以不影響句意，

由於結婚證書不見的不見，導致"他們一起生活了27年(?)"這個流言被更加地推波助瀾。