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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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