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 expressions of English idioms are usually forcible, terse and vivid;
  表达英语成语通常是强迫，简洁而生动；
• 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。
• 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。
• This design is an interesting mini number guessing game with a terse and graceful surface in style.
  本次课题设计的即一款界面简洁、大方，休闲有趣的小型猜数游戏系统。
• 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。
• For example, you might find the names used in the database too terse or verbose; or the names might be in a foreign language.
  例如，您可能会发现数据库中使用的名称太简洁或太罗嗦了，或者名称使用的是外语。
• 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。
• See how terse that code is?
  看看这段代码有多么简洁？
• 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。
• 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。