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

• The text prompt is no longer as terse and now uses the curses library to display your choices.
  这个文本提示现在不再简略，使用curses库来显示您的选项。
• 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。
• Classic Groovy was quite flexible ( and indeed terse) when it came to variable declarations.
  经典的Groovy在变量声明上相当灵活（而且实际上很简洁）。
• Since it's quite terse and provide powerful features for succinctness, it should be very maintainable.
  既然它很简洁，同时又为这种简洁性提供了强大的特性，那么它应该很容易维护。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Experience has shown that a more verbose topic space is preferable to a terse, less descriptive space.
  经验表明，详细描述的主题空间要比简单扼要的空间更可取。
• An example of her modus operandi was provided during a terse exchange with the defendant.
  与被告的简短交流体现了她独特的办事方式。