gist

要旨、大意、主旨

I missed the beginning, but I got the gist of her argument.

我錯過了開頭，但大致抓到了她論點的要旨。

精髓、核心

The gist of the whole plan is to cut costs without firing anyone.

整個計畫的核心就是在不裁員的情況下降低成本。

聽懂大概、抓到重點口語

My French is poor, but I get the gist when people speak slowly.

我的法文很差，但別人講慢一點我就能聽懂大概。