| 单词 | pithy |
| 释义 | pithy (once / 5634 pages) adj A pithy phrase or statement is brief but full of substance and meaning. Proverbs and sayings are pithy; newspaper columnists give pithy advice. The root of this word is pith, which refers to the spongy tissue in plant stems, or the white part under the skin of citrus fruits. Pith is also used figuratively to refer to the essential part of something: They finally got to the pith of the discussion. Pith descends from Middle English, from Old English pitha "the pith of plants." In the adjective pithy, the suffix –y means "characterized by." WORD FAMILYpithy: pithier, pithiest, pithily, pithiness+/pith: pithed, pithing, piths, pithy USAGE EXAMPLESI only learned this on Dec. 17, when Mr. Heimlich died, after I was asked a pithy question married to a seemingly random emoji. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) This year’s batch is deep brown with a fluffy tan cap of foam and a distinctive hop presence that recalls pine trees and pithy citrus. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) But the Nobel committee's pithy 12-word description of their findings misstates what one of the experiments did. Science Magazine(Dec 14, 2016) adj concise and full of meaning welcomed her pithy comments Syn sententious concise expressing much in few words |
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