gist /ˈʤɪst/
要點,要旨,依據
Gist n.
1. A resting place. [Obs.]
These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary resting and baiting places. --Holland.
2. The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question.
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gist
n 1: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
[syn: effect, essence, burden, core]
2: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
"the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core,
center, essence, heart, heart and soul, inwardness,
marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty]