Pith
[ pɪθ ]
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n. 精力;（木）髓;（争论、思想等）核心;橙子等外皮之下的海绵层;
vt. 杀死;使瘫痪;除去…中的髓;
📝 例句
the pith of the matter
事情的实质
Both the rubber and the pith ball are negatively charged.
这时，橡胶棒和木髓球两者都带负电荷。
the pith (and marrow) of a speech
演讲的要点
the pith and marrow of an argument
论点的要旨
The pith of this stemlike stele appears rather strongly like collenchyma tissue.
茎状中柱的髓显得颇强健，像厚角组织。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ path-小路,I-我(人):小路上的人是精华
※ pith谐音“劈死”:我劈死一棵大树,取出它的木髓→引申为精华
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
pith
n
1 [U]
(a) soft spongy substance that fills the stems of certain plants, eg reeds （木）髓（某些植物茎中的海绵样组织, 如芦苇的茎髓）.
(b) similar substance inside the skin of oranges, etc （柑橘等果皮肉的）类似髓的组织.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) the ~ of sth most important or essential part of sth; essence 最重要部分; 精髓
That was the pith of his argument. 那就是他论据的重点.
🔁 扩展释义
*[piθ]n. 木髓, 骨髓, 要旨, 重要性, 力量, 核心, 意义, 精华vt. 从(植物茎)中取髓, 刺毁(动物的)脑脊髓【医】 木髓, 刺毁脑脊髓
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Well, I think I'm going to go get us all some vegetables.
好啦 我想我去给大家盛点蔬菜来。
Please hurry, we're a bit pressed for time.
请快点，我们时间不多了。
and realized that it was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment,
并且意识到这象征着孩子们正在成熟和发展宝贵的观察力、独立判断力，