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

单词	terse
释义	terse \ˈtərs, ˈtə̄s, ˈtəis\ adjective Etymology: Latin tersus clean, neat, from past participle of tergēre to rub off, wipe; akin to Gothic thairko hole, Greek trōgein to gnaw, trōglē hole, cave, Latin terere to rub — more at throw 1. a. archaic : freed of debris or roughness : clean, burnished < enamored of this street … 'tis so polite and terse — Ben Jonson > b. : smoothly elegant : polished, refined < clinging, with a true instinct for style, to what is terse and elliptic — C.E.Montague > < the more lapidary and terse this subject the better it is suited for symphonic elaboration — P.H.Lang > 2. : devoid of superfluity : brief, concise < his answers were very clipped and terse — Raymond Boyle > < occasional terse volleys of rifle fire — H.E.Bates > < keep the copy short, terse and easy to read — Printers' Ink > Synonyms: see concise
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