"what's what" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 什么是怎么回事
• 重要的东西

Definition

用来描述某个情况中重要的事实或细节，或指出什么才是真正重要或真实的。如果你知道 'what's what'，你就真正了解这个情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达。常用于指某人真正了解情况、有经验。常见句式如：'He knows what's what' 或 'Let me show you what's what.' 不是字面意思，是指知道什么重要。

Examples

He really knows what's what in the company.

他真的很懂公司里的**什么是怎么回事**。

After a week at school, I finally understood what's what.

在学校一周后，我终于明白了**什么是怎么回事**。

Let me show you what's what around here.

让我带你了解这里的**什么是怎么回事**。

If you want advice, talk to Sarah—she knows what's what.

想要建议就去问Sarah—她最懂**什么是怎么回事**。

It took me a while to figure out what's what in that complicated system.

在那个复杂的系统里，我花了好久才搞清楚**什么是怎么回事**。

New people often get confused until someone explains what's what to them.

新来的人常常困惑，直到有人给他们讲清楚**什么是怎么回事**。