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单词 summary
释义 sum·ma·ry
I. \ˈsəmərē, -ri sometimes -mr-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin summarius, from Latin summa sum, whole + -arius -ary (adjective suffix) — more at sum
1.
 a. : constituting or containing a summing up of points : covering the main points concisely : summarizing very briefly
  < a summary formulation of an enormously large situation — A.L.Kroeber >
  < check the opening and summary sentences — S.C.Brownstein & Mitchel Weiner >
  < a summary chapter >
 b. : lacking detailed explanation : brief, terse
  < a history of the Philosophic Neurosis, although that's a too summary name — Irwin Edman >
2. obsolete : lacking specific detail : general
3. obsolete : supreme, maximum
4.
 a. : done or occurring without delay or formality : quickly executed
  < violent outbursts of wrath and summary chastisements — Margaret Mead >
  < the summary briskness of the drawing — R.M.Coates >
  < no resentment at the summary way in which he has been treated — R.F.Kilvert >
 b. : of, relating to, or using a summary proceeding or procedure : used in or done by summary proceeding
  < a summary order >
  < special summary courts >
  — opposed to plenary
 c. : accomplished or performed too quickly with inadequate consideration, preparation, or space allotted
  < the letters to him reproduced here, summary and unimportant as many of them are — Times Literary Supplement >
Synonyms: see concise
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin summarium, from summa + -arium -ary (n. suffix)
: a short restatement of the main points (as of an argument) for easier remembering, for better understanding, or for showing the relation of the points : recapitulation, résumé, summation
 < proceeded to give a brief summary of the points he had covered >
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