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.
实用例句
1. This, in a nutshell, is what Richard Chaplin appears to have done.
简言之，这好像就是理查德·查普林所做的一切。
来自柯林斯例句
2. In a nutshell, the owners thought they knew best.
简而言之，业主们认为自己最了解情况。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The nutshell includes the kernel.
果壳裹住果仁.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. That, in a nutshell, is what we're doing.
简言之, 那就是现在我们正在做的事情.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. 'Do you like his new girlfriend?'' To put it in a nutshell, no.'
