gist
noun#20,232
Translations
- おおむねおおむね
- 概略がいりゃく
- 眼目がんもく
- 骨子こっし
English definition
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Examples
- I got the gist of what he was saying.
- Advanced learners of a language would usually get the gist but not the quirks.