nitty-gritty
英 ['niti'ɡriti] 美
| 近義詞 | mechanics | ||
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- n. 事實真相；本質
- adj. 根本的；詳細的
詞態變化
複數: nitty-gritties;
英文詞源
- nitty-gritty (n.)
- "basic facts," 1961, knitty-gritty, American English, said to have been chiefly used by black jazz musicians, perhaps ultimately from nit and grits "finely ground corn." As an adjective from 1966.