gist
gist 英 [dʒɪst] 美 [dʒɪst]
n. 主旨，要点
名词复数:gists
- When you need a quick summary of the essentials, rather than the whole story or a thorough explanation, you're looking for the gist.
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- n. 主旨，要点
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1. to get the gist of an argument
理解辩论的主旨
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2. can you give me the gist of what he said?
给我讲讲他说话的要点好吗？
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3. I'm afraid I don't quite follow your gist.
对不起，我还不太明白你的意思。
- gist (n.) 1711, "the real point" (of a law case, etc.), from Anglo-French legalese phrases such as cest action gist "this action lies," from Old French gist en "it consists in, it lies in," from gist (Modern French gît), third person singular present indicative of gésir "to lie," from Latin iacet "it lies," from iacere "to lie, rest," related to iacere "to throw" (from PIE root *ye- "to throw, impel"). Extended sense of "essence" first recorded 1823.
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