Word · Frequency #14828
gists
要点，要旨，主旨
gists is the plural of gist.
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
常用于短语 the gist of something
- 1.
The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
主旨；要点；核心
- 2.
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
演讲或文学作品的中心意义或主题
- 3.
A sharable snippet of source code, especially on the version controlled pastebin-hosting site GitHub Gist.
可分享的代码片段,尤指 GitHub Gist 上的
- 4.
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
要点；精髓
主旨；要点；核心；演讲或文学作品的中心意义或主题；可分享的代码片段,尤指 GitHub Gist 上的；要点；精髓；要点
In use
I didn't have time to read the whole report, so I just asked my colleague to give me the gist of it.
She explained the gist of the movie in just a few sentences.
Can you get the gist of what the professor was saying?
the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the gist of [noun phrase]
表示某事物的核心要点，后接名词短语。
I understood the gist of his argument.
我理解了他论点的大意。
get the gist (of [something])
用于理解或抓住主要意思，后接of短语可选。
Can you get the gist of what she said?
你能明白她说话的大意吗？
Connections
Collocations
- the gist of
- ……的要点；……的主旨
- The gist of her argument is that we need to reduce costs.她论点的要点是我们需要降低成本。
- get the gist
- 抓住要点；理解大意
- I didn't read the whole article, but I got the gist of it.我没有读完整篇文章，但我抓住了它的要点。
- give someone the gist
- 向某人说明要点；简要告诉某人主要内容
- Could you give me the gist of the conversation?你能告诉我这次谈话的要点吗？
- convey the gist
- 传达要点；表达主旨
- The summary conveys the gist of the report.这份摘要传达了报告的要点。
Idioms & figurative uses
- get the gist
- 抓住要点；理解大意I didn't catch every word, but I got the gist of her speech.我没有听到每个字，但我抓住了她演讲的要点。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一篇长文被压缩成一张便签，上面只有一句话。那张便签上的核心内容就是gist（要旨）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、课堂讨论、阅读或听力后的总结 gist 表示“要点、主旨”时，在口语和一般书面语中都较常见，属于中性偏日常的表达；正式写作中也可使用，但若需要更正式的语气，可考虑 substance 或 essence。短语 get the gist（明白大意）在日常交流中很自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 gist /dʒɪst/ 押韵的词：list /lɪst/、mist /mɪst/、fist /fɪst/、twist /twɪst/、wrist /rɪst/，都以 /ɪst/ 结尾。注意拼写相似的 just /dʒʌst/ 发音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.