本末
běn​mò

fundamental and incidental

  • created sense approved 本末 · běn​mò · fundamental and incidental

    本末

    běn​mò

    fundamental and incidental

    the essential and the non-essential; the primary and the secondary aspects of a matter

    我们不能本末倒置，只抓小事而忽略了大局。

    created sense

  • created sense approved 本末 · běn​mò · ins and outs

    本末

    běn​mò

    ins and outs

    the whole course of an event from beginning to end; the complete sequence of events

    为了查明真相，他详细询问了事情的本末。

    noun

    created sense