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”。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A third layer engages in the nitty-gritty of improving existing products within business units.
  第三层对业务部门内部的现有产品进行细节完善。