nitty-gritty

英 ['nɪtɪ ˈɡrɪti]

美 ['nɪtɪ ˈɡrɪti]

n.  基本事实; 重要细节

复数：nitty-gritties　

牛津词典

noun

• 基本事实；重要细节
  the basic or most important details of an issue or a situation
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 本质;实质;基本事实
  If people get down tothe nitty-grittyof a matter, situation, or activity, they discuss the most important, basic parts of it or facts about it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the nitty gritty of everyday politics.
     日常政治生活的本质

英英释义

noun

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  3. the nub of the story
  Synonym:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrowmeatnubpithsum

双语例句

• Author and relationship expert Marshall Miller believes cohabiting allows people to get to the nitty-gritty of the relationship before committing to marriage.
  作家兼情感专家马歇尔·米勒认为，同居能让人们在步入婚姻殿堂前了解恋情的本质。
• The Voice of San Diego concentrates on nitty-gritty issues such as water, crime and health care& the sort of stories that local newspapers used to cover extensively.
  《圣地亚哥之声》关注于水资源，犯罪及医疗保健等具体问题，这些问题在当地报纸上也曾是关注焦点。
• Before going any further with the nitty-gritty details of BHO, there are a couple of points I need to illuminate further.
  在进一步了解BHO细节之前，有几点我需要进一步阐述。
• Mr Blair is not a politician who relishes the nitty-gritty of technical disputes in areas such as fishing quotas.
  布莱尔不是一位在捕鱼配额等本质上属于技术纠纷的领域中游刃有余的政治家。
• However, the formal sessions of this summit will concentrate on nitty-gritty trade issues such as harmonising rules of origin and relieving trade "chokepoints".
  不过，本次峰会的正式会谈将着重讨论基本贸易问题，如协调原产地规则和缓解贸易“瓶颈”。
• Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. turned to some high-stakes legal housekeeping Monday, in one of the companies 'last chances to weigh in on nitty-gritty procedural matters before closing arguments Tuesday.
  苹果公司（AppleInc.）和三星电子（SamsungElectronicsCo.）周一将目光转向一些利害攸关的法律事宜，这是在周二进行结案陈词之前，它们参与具体法律程序的最后机会之一。
• Judged from her impression, she can't have known the nitty-gritty.
  从她的表情判断，她不可能知道事实真相的。
• Remember that by definition a model is a simplification, so it makes sense that a model, even a refined one, should not include all of the nitty-gritty implementation details.
  要记住，按照定义模型是一种简化，因此模型（即使是精化的模型）不包括所有的实现细节是完全合理的。
• Before starting on a project, talk out the nitty-gritty details and what the extent of her involvement will be.
  在开启一个项目之前，坦率地和她谈一些细枝末节的地方，以及她要参与到什么程度。
• Jumping from high-order business workflow to the nitty-gritty details of transactions violates the SLAP principle.
  从高层的订单业务工作流跳到事务的细节是违反SLAP原则的。