gist 音标拼音: [dʒ'ɪst]
n . 要点,要旨,依据
要点,要旨,依据
gist n 1 :
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [
synonym : {
effect }, {
essence }, {
burden }, {
core }, {
gist }]
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 " [
synonym : {
kernel }, {
substance }, {
core }, {
center },
{
centre }, {
essence }, {
gist }, {
heart }, {
heart and soul },
{
inwardness }, {
marrow }, {
meat }, {
nub }, {
pith }, {
sum }, {
nitty -
gritty }]
Gist \
Gist \ (
j [
i ^]
st ),
n . [
OF .
giste abode ,
lodgings ,
F .
g [^
i ]
te ,
fr .
g ['
e ]
sir to lie ,
L .
jac [=
e ]
re ,
prop .,
to be thrown ,
hence ,
to lie ,
fr .
jac [
e ^]
re to throw .
In the second sense fr .
OF .
gist ,
F .
g [^
i ]
t ,
3d pers .
sing .
ind .
of g ['
e ]
sir to lie ,
used in a proverb ,
F .,
c '
est l [`
a ]
que g [^
i ]
t le li [`
e ]
vre ,
it is there that the hare lies ,
i .
e .,
that is the point ,
the difficulty .
See {
Jet }
a shooting forth ,
and cf . {
Agist }, {
Joist },
n ., {
Gest }
a stage in traveling .]
1 .
A resting place . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
These quails have their set gists ;
to wit ,
ordinary resting and baiting places . --
Holland .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
160 Moby Thesaurus words for "
gist ":
affective meaning ,
axiom ,
basis ,
bearing ,
bench mark ,
best part ,
better part ,
body ,
bulk ,
burden ,
cardinal point ,
case ,
center ,
chapter ,
chief thing ,
climax ,
coloring ,
concern ,
connotation ,
consequence ,
core ,
cornerstone ,
crisis ,
critical point ,
crux ,
denotation ,
direction ,
distillate ,
distillation ,
drift ,
effect ,
elixir ,
essence ,
essential ,
essential matter ,
extension ,
fabric ,
flower ,
focus ,
focus of attention ,
focus of interest ,
force ,
fundamental ,
generality ,
grammatical meaning ,
gravamen ,
great point ,
head ,
heading ,
heart ,
high point ,
hypostasis ,
idea ,
impact ,
implication ,
import ,
important thing ,
inner essence ,
intension ,
issue ,
kernel ,
keystone ,
landmark ,
lexical meaning ,
literal meaning ,
living issue ,
main body ,
main idea ,
main point ,
main thing ,
major part ,
majority ,
marrow ,
mass ,
material ,
material point ,
matter ,
matter in hand ,
meaning ,
meat ,
medium ,
milestone ,
most ,
motif ,
motive ,
nub ,
nucleus ,
nuts and bolts ,
overtone ,
pertinence ,
pith ,
pivot ,
plurality ,
point ,
point at issue ,
point in question ,
postulate ,
practical consequence ,
principle ,
problem ,
purport ,
question ,
quid ,
quiddity ,
quintessence ,
range of meaning ,
real issue ,
real meaning ,
recap ,
recapitulation ,
reference ,
referent ,
relation ,
relevance ,
resume ,
rubric ,
run -
through ,
rundown ,
salient point ,
sap ,
scope ,
semantic cluster ,
semantic field ,
sense ,
short ,
significance ,
signification ,
significatum ,
signifie ,
sine qua non ,
soul ,
span of meaning ,
spirit ,
structural meaning ,
stuff ,
subject ,
subject matter ,
subject of thought ,
substance ,
substantive point ,
sum ,
sum and substance ,
summary ,
summation ,
symbolic meaning ,
tenor ,
text ,
the bottom line ,
the nitty -
gritty ,
the point ,
theme ,
thrust ,
topic ,
totality of associations ,
transferred meaning ,
turning point ,
unadorned meaning ,
undertone ,
upshot ,
value GIST ,
pleading .
Gist of the action is the essential ground or object of it ,
in point of law ,
and without which there is no cause of action .
Gould on Pl .
c .
4 ,
Sec .
12 .
But it is observable that the substance or gist of the action is not always the principal cause of the plaintiff Is complaint in point of fact ,
nor that on which he recovers all or the greatest part of his damages .
2 .
It frequently happens that upon that part of his declaration which contains the substance or gist of the ,
action ,
he only recovers nominal damages ,
and he gets his principal satisfaction on account of matter altogether collateral thereto .
A familiar instance of this is the case where a father sues the defendant for a trespass for the seduction of his daughter .
The gist of the action is the trespass ,
and the loss of his daughter '
s services ,
but the collateral cause is the injury done to his feelings ,
for which the principal damages are given .
In stating the substance or gist of the action ,
every thing must be averred which is necessary to be proved at the trial .
Vide 1 Vin .
Ab .
598 ;
2 Phil .
Ev .
1 ,
note .
See Bac .
Abr .
Pleas ,
B ;
Doct .
P .
85 .
See Damages ,
special ,
in pleading ;
1 Vin .
At .
598 ;
2 Phil .
Ev .
1 ,
n .
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