Gist的意思是要點、主旨、大要、要領、精神。
雙語例句：
1、The gist : be patient , people .
其要點就是：大家別急。
2、The gist of his answer ?
他的回答的要旨是什麽？
3、Wimmer ?doesn 't think so since the gist of the experiments have already escaped .
威默並不這樣認為，因為實驗的主旨已被人忽視了。
4、As prime minister , however , he and his party appear to have got the gist of what democracy really means .
但是作為首相，他以及他的政黨，看上去已然深得民主之要領。
5、To judge by the diversity of their slogans , placards and websites , you pays your money and you takes your choice . But there is no mistaking the gist .
從抗議者五花八門的標語、海報和網站內容來看，他們倡導的似乎是誰出錢，但實際上他們的精神很明確。
同義詞
Gist的同義詞為effect、essence、burden、core。