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单词 nitty-gritty
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nit•ty-grit•ty /ˈnɪtiˈgrɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -grit•ties. 
  1. the essential or fundamental parts or details of a matter:The discussion got down to the nitty-gritty.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nit•ty-grit•ty  (nit′ē grit′ē),USA pronunciation [Slang.]
n. 
  1. the essential substance or details of a matter;
    basics;
    crux:Let's skip the chitchat and get down to the nitty-gritty.

adj. 
  1. fundamental, detailed, or probing:nitty-gritty questions.
  2. direct and practical:nitty-gritty advice; a nitty-gritty system.
  • rhyming compound of uncertain origin, originally 1960–65, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nitty-gritty /ˈnɪtɪˈɡrɪtɪ/ n
  1. the nitty-gritty ⇒ informal the basic facts of a matter, situation, etc; the core
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps rhyming compound formed from grit
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