The sum and substance
要点,要义,精义
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
sum
[sʌm]
n. 总数;算术;金额;概略，要点;
vt.& vi. 总计;总结，概括;归纳;
and
[ənd, ən,ænd]
conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;
🗣️ 情景例句
They came and solved the problem.
他们来了并解决了问题。
I can only afford to watch television for an hour gonight because I have homework to do.
因为我要做家庭作业，所以今晚我只能花一小时看电视。
I have a question about this quotation you submitted.
你提出的报价我有问题。