n.要点，要旨，依据，[法律]诉讼主因

英文释义

n. A resting place.

n. The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question.

词干

gist 主旨
→ 来自拉丁文jacet， 躺，来自词根jac， 扔，投，掷，词源同project， jet. 引申义位于其中的关键，主旨。