terse

英 [tɜːs]

美 [tɜːrs]

adj.  简要的; 简短生硬的

比较级：terser　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.18591 / COCA.17917

牛津词典

adj.

• 简要的；简短生硬的
  using few words and often not seeming polite or friendly
  1. a terse style
     生硬冷漠的风格
  2. The President issued a terse statement denying the charges.
     总统发表了一份简短的声明，否认那些指控。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （声明、评论）简短的,短促的,无礼的
  Atersestatement or comment is brief and unfriendly.
  1. He issued a terse statement, saying he is discussing his future with colleagues before announcing his decision on Monday...
     他发表了简短声明，称他正在和同事讨论他的未来，并将于星期一宣布他的决定。
  2. His tone was terse as he asked the question.
     他提问时语气生硬。

英英释义

adj

• brief and to the point
  1. a crisp retort
  2. a response so curt as to be almost rude
  3. the laconic repl
  4. short and terse and easy to understand
  Synonym:crispcurtlaconic

双语例句

• Terse and witty and like a maxim.
  简练、机智、像是格言。
• The very terse and abbreviated style typical of email communication allows little room for explanation or nuance.
  这种简洁便利的经典通讯方式不太适合解释或说明细微的事情。
• The book was a collection of terse, powerful articles.
  这本书是一本行文简练有力的短文集。
• YAML is terse, but still readable.
  YAML很简洁，但仍然具有可读性。
• The language is terse and precise.
  书中语言简洁而准确。
• Some might say that Ruby's syntax is terse, and it's that way with a purpose: this language lets you create concise working code in short order.
  有人可能会说Ruby的语法很简洁，这正是它的意图：这种语言使开发人员可以迅速编写简洁的代码。
• The terse greetings show the infinite concern from the chairman and also the single-mindedness of the soldiers to the duty, as well as their devotion to people.
  就这简单的问候，表达了主席对士兵的无限关怀，体现了士兵对职责的忠诚，对人民的热爱。
• The expressions of English idioms are usually forcible, terse and vivid;
  表达英语成语通常是强迫，简洁而生动；
• This machine has terse structure, convenient operation, steady working system and wide adjustable range.
  本机结构简洁，操作简便，运行平稳，调整范围大。
• This code cheats a little by doubling a few of the shorter lines, but you can see that Tcl/ Tk is a remarkably terse language.
  这段代码中存在一些假像，即将长代码行划分为较短的代码行，但是您可以看到，Tcl/Tk是一种非常简洁的语言。