gravamen

/ɡɹəˈveɪmɛn/

Meanings

noun

要旨，关键所在，核心问题。

The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint.

Examples :

"The gravamen of her complaint was that her coworker consistently took credit for her ideas. "

她抱怨的要旨在于她的同事总是把她的想法据为己有。

Related Words

ground noun

/ɡɹaʊnd/

地面，陆地

"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"

你看，我在地上捡到一张十美元的钞票！

cause noun

/kɔːz/ /kɔz/

原因，起因.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

他们查明水管爆裂是这次洪水的起因。

substantial noun

/səbˈstænʃəl/

实质，要点

"The substantial of my grandmother's advice helped me make a good decision. "

奶奶的建议中的实质要点帮助我做出了正确的决定。

complained verb

/kəmˈpleɪnd/

抱怨，埋怨

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

乔总是抱怨邻居们制造的噪音。

grievance noun

/ˈɡɹi.vəns/ /ˈɡɹiː.vəns/

委屈，冤屈。

"The student's main grievance was the unfair grading system in math class. "

这位学生主要的委屈在于数学课上不公平的评分制度。

general noun

/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl/ /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəl/

普遍情况，概况

"We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars."

我们已经处理了普遍情况，现在让我们来谈谈具体细节吧。

complaint noun

/kəmˈpleɪnt/

抱怨，投诉

"My complaint about the noisy neighbors was finally heard by the landlord. "

我抱怨邻居吵闹的事情，房东终于听进去了。

consistently adverb

/kənˈsɪstəntli/ /kənˈsɪstəntliː/

一贯地，始终如一地。

"My son consistently gets good grades in math class. "

我儿子数学课总是能稳定地取得好成绩。

action noun

/ˈæk.ʃən/

行动, 行为, 举动

"The student's action of studying diligently improved her grades. "

学生努力学习的行动提高了她的成绩。

essence noun

/ˈɛsəns/

本质, 实质。

"The essence of a good friendship is mutual respect. "

一段良好友谊的本质在于互相尊重。

coworker noun

/ˈkoʊˌwɜːrkər/ /ˈkoʊˌwʌrkər/

同事，同僚

"He heard from a coworker that the company planned to merge those departments."

他从一位同事那里听说公司计划合并那些部门。

credit noun

/ˈkɹɛdɪt/

信任，信赖。

"My credit in my teacher's eyes was high because I always completed my homework honestly. "

因为我总是诚实地完成作业，我在老师眼中很受信任。