事情的实质 meaning in English
the heart of a matter
Examples
- I realized , after a time , that as epic and amazing as the characters portrayed in the movie appear , the truth of the matter is much more mundane
过了一会，我发现，尽管动画里表现的人物描述是如此壮丽和让人惊异，而事情的实质是很平凡的。
the heart of a matter