terse

英 [tɜːs]

美 [tɜːrs]

adj. 简要的; 简短生硬的

比较级：terser　

IELTS GRE TEM8

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

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）。
English news headlines tend to be terse and vivid in an attempt to attract readers.
英语新闻标题一贯简洁、生动，并力求用有限的字数来吸引读者。
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。
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。
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。
The terse syntax is attractive to professional programmer, and the compilers generate very deficient object code.
C语言简洁的语法对专业编程人员很有吸引力，而且它的编译程序能够产生高效的目标代码。
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。
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。
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。
See how terse that code is?
看看这段代码有多么简洁？