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

• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Yet it is far from certain that focusing on the nitty-gritty of their companies 'business will help buy-out funds to reap the same rewards as loading them up with cheap debt and selling them into buoyant equity markets.
  但人们远不能确定，与利用廉价债务购买企业、然后在火爆的股市上出售相比，将重点放在其收购公司的经营细节方面，能否帮助收购基金获得同样的回报。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• I like do business with people who get right to the nitty-gritty.
  我喜欢跟那种直截了当，一针见血的人做生意。
• Unusually, however, it requires applicants to have completed its 10-week executive PED ( professional executive development) programme, which teaches the nitty-gritty business basics, before they can apply for the EMBA.
  不过与众不同的是，IMD要求学员在申请EMBA前完成一个为期10周的执行性职业高管发展课程（PED），这个课程教授的是最基本的商业基础知识。