现象级每日一词：boil down to

boil down to: to be the main reason for something or the most basic part of something

翻译

这场争论归根结底是伦理问题而不是法律问题。
The debate boils down to ethics rather than laws.

造句

句子： The Pythagoreans believed that all things boil down to numbers.
翻译： 毕达哥拉斯学派认为万物皆数。
背景： 数学史。

句子： The history of humanity boils down to the development of the productive forces.
翻译： 人类历史归根结底是生产力发展的历史。
背景： 历史唯物主义。