The heart of a matter
事情的实质
🧩 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;
heart
[hɑrt]
n. 心，心脏;感情;要点;胸部;
vt. 鼓励;激励;
vi. 结心;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
matter
['mætɚ]
n. 事件;（讨论、考虑等的）问题;重要性;物质;
vi. 要紧，重要;化脓;有重大影响;有重要性;
🗣️ 情景例句
Not at all. We'll meet our general manager tomorrow.
不客气，明天带你去见一下我们总经理。
I wish I could repay you somehow for your kindness.
我希望我能报答你你的善意。
What they had in fact found was a ship which had been sunk many years before.
事实上，他们发现的是另一艘沉没多年的船。