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gist, summary, main point
The essential meaning or most important points of a text, speech, or argument.
論文の要旨を書いてください。
Please write a summary of the thesis.
会議の要旨をまとめた。
I summarized the gist of the meeting.
発言の要旨は以下の通りです。
The summary of the statement is as follows.
記事の要旨を三行でまとめてください。
Please summarize the gist of the article in three lines.
報告書の要旨だけ読めば、全体の内容がだいたい分かる。
If you just read the summary of the report, you can get a general idea of the overall content.
USAGE: 要旨 is commonly used in academic and formal contexts for summaries.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 要旨をまとめる (to summarize the main points)
- 要旨を説明する (to explain the gist)
- 論文の要旨 (thesis abstract)
RELATED:
- 概要 - outline, summary (more general)
- 要約 - summary, abstract
- 要点 - main point, key point