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

• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• For instance, he says, his usually friendly boss turned terse during his final months.
  他说，举个例子，平时一向友好的老板在他离职前的几个月突然变得有了距离感。
• His tone was terse as he asked the question.
  他提问时语气生硬。