gist
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How to pronounce gist in British English:
英 [dʒɪst]
How to pronounce gist in American English:
美 [dʒɪst]
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- Noun:
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
单词词源
- gist
- gist: [18] Cest action gist, literally ‘this action lies’, was an Old French expression denoting that a case was sustainable in law and could be proceeded with. English took over gist, which was the third person singular of the verb gésir ‘lie’, as a legal term meaning ‘grounds for action in a suit’. The more general modern meaning, ‘central point’, developed in the 19th century.
- gist (n.)
- 1711, "the real point" (of a law case, etc.), from Anglo-French legalese phrases such as cest action gist "this action lies," from Old French gist en "it consists in, it lies in," from gist (Modern French gît), third person singular present indicative of gésir "to lie," from Latin iacet "it lies," from iacere "to lie, rest," related to iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Extended sense of "essence" first recorded 1823.
双语例句
- 1. The gist : be patient , people .
- 2. The gist of his answer ?
- 3. Wimmer doesn 't think so since the gist of the experiments have already escaped .
- 4. As prime minister , however , he and his party appear to have got the gist of what democracy really means .
- 5. To judge by the diversity of their slogans , placards and websites , you pays your money ( metaphorically ) and you takes your choice . But there is no mistaking the gist .