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。
• Gaelyk is a Groovy framework whose terse syntax and coding shortcuts I'll leverage to quickly build my GAE web application.
  Gaelyk是Groovy框架，我将利用其简洁的语法和编码快捷方式来快速地建立我的GAEweb应用程序。
• Construction shape is not only terse and decent but also refined and elegant.
  建筑造型简洁大方又不失细致精美。
• For instance, he says, his usually friendly boss turned terse during his final months.
  他说，举个例子，平时一向友好的老板在他离职前的几个月突然变得有了距离感。
• This design is an interesting mini number guessing game with a terse and graceful surface in style.
  本次课题设计的即一款界面简洁、大方，休闲有趣的小型猜数游戏系统。
• Be terse and ask them what they might do in your situation.
  问一问他们他们在你的情况下可能做什么。
• 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。
• It would say, for example, 0 – 9. Short, terse, but very effective.
  比如说它显示0~9，简短、简洁，而且非常有效。
• Some may use descriptive and verbose conventions, while others may use terse and technical formats.
  有些可能采用详尽冗长的描述习惯，而其他可能采用简洁且技术性的格式风格。
• See how terse that code is?
  看看这段代码有多么简洁？