tersest

[美國]/tɜːs/
[英國]/tɜːrs/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

adj. 簡潔的,精練的,扼要的

例句

Her terse response left him feeling uneasy.

她簡潔的回答讓他感到不安。

The manager's terse instructions made it clear what needed to be done.

經理簡潔的指示清楚地表明瞭需要做什麼。

He has a terse communication style that some find off-putting.

他有一種簡潔的溝通風格,有些人覺得討厭。

The professor's terse feedback was difficult to interpret.

教授簡潔的反饋很難解釋。

She gave a terse nod before walking away.

她簡單點頭後就走開了。

The article was written in a terse and direct manner.

這篇文章以簡潔直接的方式寫成。

His terse writing style is popular among readers who prefer brevity.

他簡潔的寫作風格受到喜歡簡潔的讀者歡迎。

The CEO's terse email conveyed a sense of urgency.

CEO簡潔的電子郵件傳達了一種緊迫感。

The witness gave a terse account of what he saw.

證人簡潔地描述了他看到的事情。

Despite his terse manner, he was actually quite friendly.

儘管他的方式簡潔,但實際上他非常友好。

原聲例句

I thought you were rather terse with her.

我覺得你對她直接了些。

來源: Sherlock Holmes Collection Jeremy Brett Edition

He whittled and listened, gave monosyllabic replies, and, when it was asked, terse advice.

他一邊削,一邊聽,嘴裏嗯、嗯地應着,哈爾發問時,他便簡短地給幾句忠告。

來源: The Call of the Wild

The first official reports of an accident off Russia's Arctic coast last Thursday were contradictory and terse.

這起事故於上週四發生在俄羅斯北極海岸附近,首份事故官方報告既矛盾又簡短。

來源: NPR News August 2019 Collection

At half past, he heard Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia conversing in terse mutters in the living room.

五點半的時候,他聽見弗農姨父和佩妮姨媽在客廳裏沒好氣地嘟囔着。

來源: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

In the summer of 1848, a terse item appeared in many newspapers across Normandy.

1848 年夏天, 一篇簡短的文章出現在諾曼底的許多報紙上。

來源: Literature

The testy president declared a terse testimony to encourage the people to stand the test.

暴躁的總統發表了一項簡潔的聲明來鼓勵人們經受考驗。

來源: Pan Pan

The pact was formalized in a terse, little-noticed joint statement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AFL-CIO published on Election Day.

美國商會(U.S. Chamber of Commerce)和勞聯-產聯(AFL-CIO)在選舉日發表了一份簡短而不引人注意的聯合聲明,正式敲定了這項協議。

來源: Time

Jacot gave a few terse orders to the sergeant who saluted, turned upon his heel and returned to the men.

Jacot 向中士下了幾個簡短的命令, 中士敬了個禮, 然後轉身回到士兵身邊。

來源: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

In a terse resignation letter, Kevin Sweeney said that after two years at the Pentagon, it was the right time to return to the private sector.

在一封簡短的辭職信中,凱文·斯韋尼表示在五角大樓任職兩年後,現在是時候轉向私營企業了。

來源: BBC Listening Compilation January 2019

And is it not on record that Henley once dashed across a manuscript the terse pronouncement, " I take no interest in childless women" ?

亨利曾經在手稿上匆匆寫下一句簡短的聲明, “我對沒有孩子的女人不感興趣” ,這難道不是記錄在案嗎?

來源: Marriage and Love

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