Gist



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 要点, 要旨
• ［英］ n. 要点, 要旨 ( the essence or main point)
• ［类］ 反义词: tangential point ( 非要点) ; trivial point ( 不重要的点)
• ［例］ the gist of a repor

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Anglo-French, it lies, from gisir to lie, ultimately from Latin jacēre — more at adjacent
• Date: circa 1711
• 1. the ground of a legal action
• 2. the main point or part ; essence <the gist of an argument>

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