Word

nitty-gritties

/ˈnitiˈgriti/

noun

事实真相；本质

nitty-gritties is the plural of nitty-gritty.

the most important or essential part of something; the basic facts

1.
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
某个想法或经历中最重要或最基本的部分

某个想法或经历中最重要或最基本的部分；事实真相；本质

In use

After hours of discussion, we finally got down to the nitty-gritty of the budget.

经过数小时的讨论，我们终于开始触及预算的实质问题。

The report skips the fluff and focuses on the nitty-gritty of the project timeline.

报告省略了浮华部分，专注于项目时间表的实质性内容。

Let's skip the formalities and get to the nitty-gritty of the problem.

我们跳过礼节，直接切入问题的关键所在。

After the introductions, we got down to the nitty-gritty of the contract.

介绍结束后，我们开始讨论合同的实质问题。

She explained the nitty-gritty of the algorithm in simple terms.

她用简单的语言解释了算法的本质。

Let's focus on the nitty-gritty rather than the superficial details.

让我们专注于实质问题，而不是表面细节。

We need to focus on nitty-gritty issues.We need to focus on the nitty-gritty issues.

nitty-gritty 是名词，用作定语时通常需要冠词 the。

Let's discuss the nitty-gritties of the project.Let's discuss the nitty-gritty of the project.

nitty-gritty 通常被视作不可数名词，不宜使用复数形式。

often used in 'get down to the ~'

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.