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nitty-gritty

英 ['niti'ɡriti] 美

英英释义实用场景例句

近义词mechanics

n. 事实真相；本质
adj. 根本的；详细的

词态变化

复数: nitty-gritties;

英英释意

1. 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"

英文词源

nitty-gritty (n.): "basic facts," 1961, knitty-gritty, American English, said to have been chiefly used by black jazz musicians, perhaps ultimately from nit and grits "finely ground corn." As an adjective from 1966.

实用场景例句

Time ran out before we could get down to the real nitty-gritty .: 我们还没来得及探讨真正的细节，时间就过去了。

The city's newspapers still attempt to get down to the nitty gritty of investigative journalism.: 该市报纸仍在试图厘清调查性新闻的实质。

...the nitty gritty of everyday politics.: 日常政治生活的本质

We are agreed in principle so let's now discuss the nitty gritty.: 我们原则上已同意了,因此现在我们可以讨论细节问题了.

Let's get down to the nitty gritty in this discussion.: 让我们研究一下讨论中的实质问题吧.

But the exact nitty gritty origins of mutations and variations in biology are still uncertain.: 但是,生物界的突变和变异起源的准确的事实真相仍不确定.

Alright , so what is the nitty gritty on coat color inheritance?: 是什么决定了拉拉的颜色?

The city's newspapers still attempt to get down to the nitty gritty of investigative journalism.: 该市报纸仍在试图厘清调查性新闻的实质。