terse 英 [tɜːs] 美 [tɜːrs]
[adj] Sparing in use of words ; abrupt
[形容词] 简洁的;简短生硬的
【记】“特死”→就是特务死了的简洁说法。
【经济学人例句】
Her terse remarks on ethics sound convincing, not preachy.
她对伦理学所做的简洁评论听起来很有说服力,但并无说教意味。
On May 9th a terse joint statement from their bosses confirmed that Publicis and Omnicom, two advertising giants,would not be getting married after all.
五月九号,Publicis 和 Omnicom 这两家广告巨头的老板发表简短的联合声明,称两家公司最终不会结合在一起。
The book has little to say about the political mobilisation needed for so dramatic a reform, an omission which echoes its strikingly terse explanation for why inequality exploded in the first place.
书中几乎没提及开展如此激进的变革所需的政治动员,该书对不平等现象爆发的起因也着墨甚微。
词说
Terse一词来自拉丁语tersus(干净的),后词义引申为“简要的、简洁的” ,多形容声明、评论或文章简明扼要、言语简练。
《末日巡逻队》
I admit my note may have been terse.
我承认我的便笺语气有些生硬