It was a nicely written article and quite amusing but there wasn't much meat to it.这是篇文笔优美又很有趣的文章，但没什么实质内容。The essay needs less wit, more pith.这篇文章需要少些风趣，多些实质内容。He refused to discuss the substance of the meetings.他拒绝讨论会议的实质内容。His speech had no guts in it.他的演说没有实质内容。