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

The terse greetings show the infinite concern from the chairman and also the single-mindedness of the soldiers to the duty, as well as their devotion to people.
就这简单的问候，表达了主席对士兵的无限关怀，体现了士兵对职责的忠诚，对人民的热爱。
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。
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。
YAML is terse, but still readable.
YAML很简洁，但仍然具有可读性。
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。
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。
Your name Terse but just fine in many circumstances.
Yourname虽然简洁，但是在很多情况下都适用。
This code cheats a little by doubling a few of the shorter lines, but you can see that Tcl/ Tk is a remarkably terse language.
这段代码中存在一些假像，即将长代码行划分为较短的代码行，但是您可以看到，Tcl/Tk是一种非常简洁的语言。
The attention to detail even extends to a Chinese foreign ministry news briefing early on in the show, which replicates the real thing almost exactly, from the familiar blue backdrop to the terse and irritated tone.
该剧对细节的关注甚至还扩展到了早先情节中的一场中国外交部新闻发布会上，剧中场景几乎完全复制了真实情景，从熟悉的蓝色背景到发言人简练恼怒的语调。
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。