c. 1200, nute-scalen; see nut + shell (n.). Figurative use with reference to "great condensation" (1570s) supposedly originally is a reference to a copy of the "Iliad," mentioned by Pliny, which was so small it could fit into the shell of a nut.
雙語例句
1. This, in a nutshell, is what Richard Chaplin appears to have done.
簡言之，這好像就是理查德·查普林所做的一切。
來自柯林斯例句
2. In a nutshell, the owners thought they knew best.
簡而言之，業(yè)主們認為自己最了解情況。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The nutshell includes the kernel.
果殼裹住果仁.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. That, in a nutshell, is what we're doing.
簡言之, 那就是現(xiàn)在我們正在做的事情.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. 'Do you like his new girlfriend?'' To put it in a nutshell, no.'