英语词汇“gist”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you need a quick summary of the essentials, rather than the whole story or a thorough explanation, you're looking for the gist.

The word gist has had a variety of meanings in English, but most of them have become obsolete. The surviving sense of the word entered the language by way of the law: The gist of any legal action is the factor on which the action depends — that is, an alleged assault might be the gist of an indictment. The meaning of gist has evolved, though, and now it can be used to describe the core component of any matter, as in, "He watched the trailer, but he still didn't get the gist of the movie." Or, "She was having trouble writing a headline that conveyed the gist of her article."

WORD FAMILY

gist: gists

USAGE EXAMPLES

Each year the online dictionaries sum up the gist of the past 12 months by publishing a list of their most-searched words.

Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016)

Prosecutors say Gist was a registered broker with more than 30 clients.

Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016)

That’s the gist of the bureau’s suit against Access Funding, its officials and Mr. Smith.

Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016)

1n the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

Syn|Hyper

burden, core, effect, essence

import, meaning, significance, signification

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

2n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

the gist of the prosecutor's argument

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

center, centre, core, essence, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum

bare bones

(plural) the most basic facts or elements

hypostasis

(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality

haecceity, quiddity

the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

quintessence

the purest and most concentrated essence of something

stuff

a critically important or characteristic component

cognitive content, content, mental object

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

单词	gist
释义	gist (once / 3440 pages) n When you need a quick summary of the essentials, rather than the whole story or a thorough explanation, you're looking for the gist. The word gist has had a variety of meanings in English, but most of them have become obsolete. The surviving sense of the word entered the language by way of the law: The gist of any legal action is the factor on which the action depends — that is, an alleged assault might be the gist of an indictment. The meaning of gist has evolved, though, and now it can be used to describe the core component of any matter, as in, "He watched the trailer, but he still didn't get the gist of the movie." Or, "She was having trouble writing a headline that conveyed the gist of her article." WORD FAMILY gist: gists USAGE EXAMPLES Each year the online dictionaries sum up the gist of the past 12 months by publishing a list of their most-searched words. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Prosecutors say Gist was a registered broker with more than 30 clients. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) That’s the gist of the bureau’s suit against Access Funding, its officials and Mr. Smith. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) 1n the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work Syn\|Hyper burden, core, effect, essence import, meaning, significance, signification the message that is intended or expressed or signified 2n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience the gist of the prosecutor's argument Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper center, centre, core, essence, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum bare bones (plural) the most basic facts or elements hypostasis (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quiddity the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessence the purest and most concentrated essence of something stuff a critically important or characteristic component cognitive content, content, mental object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
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