terse 音标拼音: [t'ɚs]
a . 简洁的,扼要的
简洁的,扼要的
terse adj 1 :
brief and to the point ;
effectively cut short ; "
a crisp retort "; "
a response so curt as to be almost rude "; "
the laconic reply ; `
yes '"; "
short and terse and easy to understand " [
synonym : {
crisp }, {
curt }, {
laconic }, {
terse }]
Terse \
Terse \,
a . [
Compar . {
Terser };
superl . {
Tersest }.] [
L .
tersus ,
p .
p .
of tergere to rub or wipe off .]
1 .
Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off ;
rubbed ;
smooth ;
polished . [
Obs .]
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Many stones , . . .
although terse and smooth ,
have not this power attractive . --
Sir T .
Browne .
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2 .
Refined ;
accomplished ; --
said of persons . [
R . &
Obs .]
"
Your polite and terse gallants ." --
Massinger .
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3 .
Elegantly concise ;
free of superfluous words ;
polished to smoothness ;
as ,
terse language ;
a terse style .
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Terse ,
luminous ,
and dignified eloquence .
--
Macaulay .
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A poet ,
too ,
was there ,
whose verse Was tender ,
musical ,
and terse . --
Longfellow .
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Syn :
Neat ;
concise ;
compact .
Usage : {
Terse }, {
Concise }.
Terse was defined by Johnson "
cleanly written ",
i .
e .,
free from blemishes ,
neat or smooth .
Its present sense is "
free from excrescences ,"
and hence ,
compact ,
with smoothness ,
grace ,
or elegance ,
as in the following lones of Whitehead :
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"
In eight terse lines has Phaedrus told (
So frugal were the bards of old )
A tale of goats ;
and closed with grace ,
Plan ,
moral ,
all ,
in that short space ."
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It differs from concise in not implying ,
perhaps ,
quite as much condensation ,
but chiefly in the additional idea of "
grace or elegance ."
[
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Terse "
ly },
adv . -- {
Terse "
ness },
n .
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106 Moby Thesaurus words for "
terse ":
Attic ,
Ciceronian ,
Spartan ,
abbreviated ,
abridged ,
abrupt ,
aphoristic ,
aposiopestic ,
axiomatic ,
bluff ,
blunt ,
brief ,
brusque ,
chaste ,
classic ,
clear ,
clear -
cut ,
clipped ,
close ,
close -
tongued ,
closemouthed ,
compact ,
compendious ,
compressed ,
concentrated ,
concise ,
condensed ,
contracted ,
crisp ,
curt ,
cut ,
direct ,
distilled ,
docked ,
dumb ,
easy ,
economical of words ,
elegant ,
elliptic ,
epigrammatic ,
finished ,
formulaic ,
formulistic ,
gnomic ,
graceful ,
gracile ,
gruff ,
incisive ,
indisposed to talk ,
laconic ,
lean ,
limpid ,
lucid ,
mum ,
mute ,
natural ,
neat ,
pellucid ,
perspicuous ,
petulant ,
pithy ,
plain ,
platitudinous ,
pointed ,
polished ,
precise ,
proverbial ,
pruned ,
pungent ,
pure ,
quiet ,
refined ,
reserved ,
restrained ,
round ,
rude ,
sententious ,
short ,
short and sweet ,
shortened ,
silent ,
simple ,
snug ,
sparing of words ,
speechless ,
straightforward ,
succinct ,
summary ,
synopsized ,
taciturn ,
tart ,
tasteful ,
taut ,
tight ,
tight -
lipped ,
to the point ,
tongue -
tied ,
trim ,
truncated ,
unaffected ,
ungracious ,
unlabored ,
unloquacious ,
untalkative ,
word -
bound ,
wordless
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TERSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster concise, terse, succinct, laconic, summary, pithy, compendious mean very brief in statement or expression concise suggests the removal of all that is superfluous or elaborative
TERSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Not saying much (Definition of terse from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
TERSE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Terse definition: neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language See examples of TERSE used in a sentence
terse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From Latin tersus (“clean, cleansed, rubbed or wiped off; neat, spruce; terse”), perfect passive participle of Latin tergeō, tergō (“to clean, cleanse, rub, wipe, wipe off”)
terse adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of terse adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Terse - definition of terse by The Free Dictionary Brief and to the point; effectively concise: a terse one-word answer [Latin tersus, past participle of tergēre, to cleanse ]
“Terce” or “Terse”—Which to use? | Sapling terce terse are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones) To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term 👇
Terse - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Terse means brief, or using very few words If your teacher tells you to make your writing in your essay style terse and to the point, he's saying use as few words as you can and be simple and clear
Terse Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Terse definition: Brief and to the point; effectively concise
TERSE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of terse are compendious, concise, laconic, pithy, succinct, and summary While all these words mean "very brief in statement or expression," terse implies pointed conciseness