音标:[dʒist] ;
n. 要点, 要旨, 依据
[法] 依据, 要旨, 要点
n the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
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gist的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He is quick in grasping the gist of a book.他敏于了解书的要点。
  2. He can not understand the gist of their argument.他不明白他们争论的要点。
  3. I cannot understand the gist of the article.我不理解这篇文章的主旨。

经典引文

  • Making believe is the gist of his whole life.

    出自:R. L. Stevenson
  • Even though the words were unintelligible, their gist..was not.

    出自:R. Hughes
  • She had joined the sermon late and just got the gist of it.

    出自:E. Bowen
【近义词】

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