Gist of the offense
[法] 犯罪要点
🧩 词语组成解析
gist
[dʒist]
n. 要点，主旨;大要;要领;精神;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
offense
[ə'fens]
n. 进攻;（球队的）前锋;进攻方法;攻势;
🗣️ 情景例句
What's the point of your argument?
你主张的论点是什么？
To save time is to lengthen life.
省节时间就是延长寿命。
Did you serve this gentleman half an hour ago, Caroline? He says he's the man who bought these books.
卡罗琳，半小时前你接待过这位先生吗？他说他就是买这两本书的人。