• n. 堅果的外殼；小的東西，小容器
• vt. 概括

比喻用法。

nutshell (n.)

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.

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.'

“ 你喜歡他的新女友 嗎 ? ” “一個字, 不. ”

來自《簡明英漢詞典》