單詞
nutshell
英 ['n?t?el]
美['n?t??l]
基本信息
- n. 堅果的外殼；小的東西，小容器
- vt. 概括
詞態變化
復數:?nutshells;
中文詞源
nutshell 簡明的話
比喻用法。
英文詞源
- nutshell (n.)
- c. 1200, nute-scalen; see nut + shell (n.). Figurative use with reference to "great condensation" (1570s) supposedly originally is a reference to a copy of the "Iliad," mentioned by Pliny, which was so small it could fit into the shell of a nut.
雙語例句
- 1. This, in a nutshell, is what Richard Chaplin appears to have done.
- 簡言之，這好像就是理查德·查普林所做的一切。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In a nutshell, the owners thought they knew best.
- 簡而言之，業主們認為自己最了解情況。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The nutshell includes the kernel.
- 果殼裹住果仁.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. That, in a nutshell, is what we're doing.
- 簡言之, 那就是現在我們正在做的事情.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. 'Do you like his new girlfriend?'' To put it in a nutshell, no.'
- “ 你喜歡他的新女友 嗎 ? ” “一個字, 不. ”
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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