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

• 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。
• 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。
• You also have to know the nitty-gritty detail that city is an element attribute rather than a subtag content ( either way might make sense for the basic data in question).
  您还必须知道一些本质细节，city是元素属性，而不是子标记内容（任何一种方法都可能对正在讨论的基本数据有意义）。
• 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。
• But when it came to the nitty-gritty of sanctions against Iran, there was nothing.
  但是在对伊朗进行新的制裁方面，双方未达成一致。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The nitty-gritty stuff turns out to be more important.
  事实证明，细节更为重要。
• 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。