gist / 要点

Why we don't have this item in iKnow?

Here is a list of examples from the definition in 英辞郎.

gist of a claim
gist of a question
gist of a speech
gist of the story
catch the gist

As you may see, in most cases, you can replace 'gist' with 'point'. At least, it works in the above examples.

'gist' is not as often used as 'point', but still used in a conversation. If you use it wisely, you will sound more intelligent. :)

Just be careful, it should be pronounced as 'JI-ST' rather than 'GEE-ST'.

Cheers,

どうしてこれが、iKnowのアイテムにないのかなあ?

英辞郎の結果より、抜粋。

gist of a claim　(クレームの要旨)
gist of a question　(問題の要点)
gist of a speech　(講演の要旨)
gist of the story　(物語の要点、話の内容)
catch the gist (要点を理解する)

これを見ると分かるように、ほぼ point と同じ使い方をする。上の例は全てpointと置き換え可能。

使われる頻度がそんなに多くない単語なので（でも、口語で使われるレベル）うまく使えば、intelligentに聞こえるかもヨ。

ただし、発音は「ぎすと」ではなくて「じすと」、ご注意を。

ちあーす