Terse
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj.简洁的, 简明的
- ［英］ adj.简洁的, 简明的 ( devoid of superfluity)
- ［类］ aphoristic : terse / hyperbolic : exaggerated ( 格言的特点是简短 / 夸张法的特点是夸大的)
- ［例］ a terse statement ( 简要的陈述)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective (terser; tersest)
- Etymology: Latin tersus clean, neat, from past participle of tergēre to wipe off
- Date: 1601
- 1. smoothly elegant ; polished
- 2. devoid of superfluity <a terse summary>; also short, brusque <dismissed me with a terse “no”>
- Synonyms: see concise
- ? tersely adverb
- ? terseness noun
