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

• This is the time to negotiate the nitty-gritty of numbers and benefits.
  现在时候商讨那些数字和利益了。
• 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。
• The nitty-gritty stuff turns out to be more important.
  事实证明，细节更为重要。
• The GUIs are commonly known as window managers, because they occupy a layer above the nitty-gritty X-Windows layer and they manage windows for you.
  这些GUI通常被称为窗口管理器，因为它们占用了X-Windows细节层上面的一层，并且它们对窗口进行管理。
• Not the broad strokes of sector and stage focus, but the nitty-gritty about how a firm makes its decisions on who to fund and how it prefers to structure its deals.
  这里所说的不是关于板块和阶段的泛泛之谈，而是风投公司的实质性决策，比如为谁提供资金以及它希望以怎样的结构进行操作。
• Compared with vague fantasies about achieving great things, grappling with the nitty-gritty realities of action is hard.
  和实现那些伟大事情的模糊幻想相比，处理行动中的基本细节是很难的一件事。
• After insurance accident happens, policy-holder, insurant or beneficiary beneficiary ought to inform an underwriter in time, so that the underwriter investigates nitty-gritty quickly, collection evidence, handle in time.
  保险事故发生后，投保人、被保险人或者受益人应当及时通知保险人，以便保险人迅速地调查事实真相，收取证据，及时处理。
• 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。
• In this article we'll delve further into the nitty-gritty of jealousy, when it begins and how it can quickly get out of control.
  我们将在这篇文章中深入探索嫉妒的真相-什么时候开始嫉妒？怎么样它就会变得失去控制？
• In trying to do everything, including the nitty-gritty, less important details ( see# 2), that means you're not able to do the higher level, important things like your biggest goals and dreams.
  我往尝试做所有事情，比如一些基本的事实，不重要的细节（参阅第二条），那都会意味着你不能做更重要的事情，比如你的最高目标和最好的梦想。