n. 要点, 要旨, 依据

[法] 依据, 要旨, 要点

Gist \Gist\, n. [OF. giste abode, lodgings, F. g[^i]te, fr.
g['e]sir to lie, L. jac?re, prop., to be thrown, hence, to
lie, fr. jac?re to throw. In the second sense fr. OF. gist,
F. g[^i]t, 3d pers. sing. ind. of g['e]sir to lie, used in a
proverb, F., c'est l[`a] que g[^i]t le li[`e]vre, it is there
that the hare lies, i. e., that is the point, the difficulty.
See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Agist}, {Joist}, n.,
{Gest} a stage in traveling.]
1. A resting place. [Obs.]

These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary
resting and baiting places. --Holland.

2. The main point, as of a question; the point on which an
action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a
question.