terse

tә:s

雅思GRE Collins 1

s brief and to the point; effectively cut short; `yes'"

a. 简洁的, 扼要的

Collins 星级

18,591

BNC 频率

17,917

使用频率

terse 这个词源于拉丁文 tersus，意思是“擦干净的”，可以联想到简洁和清晰的表达方式。

例句

1. The teacher gave a terse response to the student's question.

老师对学生的问题给出了简短的回答。

2. His terse emails sometimes made it hard to understand his intentions.

他简短的电子邮件有时让人难以理解他的意图。

3. The report was clear and terse, making it easy to read.

报告简洁明了，易于阅读。