本末

本末
[běn mò]
the whole course of an event from beginning to end
ins and outs
⇒ 始末 不明就里 底细 玩转
the fundamental and the incidental

简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT

本末
bĕnmò
名
1   whole course of an event; from beginning to end; ins and outs:
- 详述本末 tell the whole story from beginning to end
2   the fundamental and the incidental:
- 分清本末 distinguish the fundamental from the incidental; distinguish the major issues from the minor; know what is most important

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典

本末
běnmò
1. 树的下部和上部,东西的底部和顶部 {upper and lower parts of a tree; top and bottom of sth.};〈比喻 fig.〉事情从头到尾的经过 {course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs}:
- 详述～。 {tell the whole story from beginning to end}
2. 〈比喻 fig.〉主要的与次要的 {the fundamental and the incidental}:
- ～颠倒。 {put the incidental before the fundamental; put non-essentials before fundamentals; put the cart before the horse}

简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典

本末
běnmò
名 whole course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs
- 详述本末 tell the whole story; detail the whole event; give a detailed account (of)
名 the fundamental and the incidental
- 分清本末 distinguish between the fundamental and the incidental; make a distinction between what is essential and what is trivial

本末倒置
běnmò-dàozhì
<熟> take the incidental for the fundamental; take the branch for the root; put the cart before the horse
- 只管工作，不顾身体，是本末倒置。 To work at the expense of one's health is to mix up one's priorities.

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典

本末
/běnmò/
ins and outs

简体中文>英语, 简明汉英词典