英语词汇“laconic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Laconic is an adjective that describes a style of speaking or writing that uses only a few words, often to express complex thoughts and ideas. A more laconic way to write that last sentence might be this: laconic means brief.

There’s a friend of yours who doesn’t talk very much, and when he does, he says maybe three words and then becomes quiet again. You could describe that friend as laconic. The word comes from Laconia, a region in ancient Greece where the local Spartan rulers gave very short speeches. Being laconic can be bad when it sounds rude to be so brief, but it can be good if you’re in a rush to get somewhere.

WORD FAMILY

laconic: laconically, laconicism, laconism+/laconism: laconisms

USAGE EXAMPLES

In “Paterson,” Driver plays a laconic bus driver who writes plain-spoken poetry, and in “Silence,” he and Andrew Garfield portray 17th-century Jesuit priests.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

From the start, Archer’s voice exhibits the laconic factuality and low-keyed wit we associate with Hammett and Raymond Chandler:

Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016)

"He was also a very funny guy and a very laconic guy and a very laid back guy."

BBC(Nov 01, 2016)

adj brief and to the point; effectively cut short

the laconic reply

Syn

crisp, curt, terse
concise

expressing much in few words

单词	laconic
释义	laconic (once / 2553 pages) adj Laconic is an adjective that describes a style of speaking or writing that uses only a few words, often to express complex thoughts and ideas. A more laconic way to write that last sentence might be this: laconic means brief. There’s a friend of yours who doesn’t talk very much, and when he does, he says maybe three words and then becomes quiet again. You could describe that friend as laconic. The word comes from Laconia, a region in ancient Greece where the local Spartan rulers gave very short speeches. Being laconic can be bad when it sounds rude to be so brief, but it can be good if you’re in a rush to get somewhere. WORD FAMILY laconic: laconically, laconicism, laconism+/laconism: laconisms USAGE EXAMPLES In “Paterson,” Driver plays a laconic bus driver who writes plain-spoken poetry, and in “Silence,” he and Andrew Garfield portray 17th-century Jesuit priests. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) From the start, Archer’s voice exhibits the laconic factuality and low-keyed wit we associate with Hammett and Raymond Chandler: Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) "He was also a very funny guy and a very laconic guy and a very laid back guy." BBC(Nov 01, 2016) adj brief and to the point; effectively cut short the laconic reply Syn crisp, curt, terse concise expressing much in few words
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