bare bones

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梗概

词形变化

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The essential elements of something; the minimum viable set of elements; especially when they are described without going into detail.

    仅复数

    He had only been taught the bare bones of the system, but carried on regardless.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 10

heart meat center centre core sum substance essence marrow gist

词源

By metaphor with the skeleton versus the whole body including the flesh.

来源：wiktionary