Succinct



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.简明的, 简洁的
• ［英］ adj.简明的, 简洁的 ( marked by compact precise expression)
• ［记］ suc ( 下面) ＋cinct ( ＝gird束起) , 原指把下面的衣服束起来以利干活 -> 简练的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin succinctus having one's clothes gathered up by a belt, tightly wrapped, concise, from sub- + cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird — more at cincture
• Date: 15th century
• 1. archaic
  • a. being girded
  • b. close-fitting
• 2. marked by compact precise expression without wasted words <a succinct description>
• Synonyms: see concise
• ? succinctly adverb
• ? succinctness noun

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