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gravamen

/gruh-vey-muhn/US // grəˈveɪ mən //UK // (ɡrəˈveɪmɛn) //

凝固剂,凝结剂,凝固器,凝视

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gra·vam·i·na [gruh-vam-uh-nuh]. /grəˈvæm ə nə/. Law.

    • : the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint.
    • : a grievance.

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Examples

  • This hazarding of Mrs. Owen's favor became now the gravamen of his offense, the culmination of all his offenses.

  • The gravamen of the charge is so well known to the reader that the simple account which Phineas gave of it need not be repeated.

  • You will observe, of course, that the gravamen of this consists in my having done so after the confession.

  • A glance at his paean to Arnold Bennett at once reveals the true gravamen of his objection to Dreiser.

  • An open pocketbook will easily secure a petition for pardon, it makes but little difference as to the "gravamen" of the crime.