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terse adj.简洁的；简明的 (1) 我很欣赏他那简洁的写作风格。 A terse reply or command may seem rude or unfriendly––but the word terse itself doesn't mean unfriendly or rude. Synonyms are succinct or concise, though these words have a more positive tone. The adjective terse is from Latin tersus "clean, neat," from tergere "to rub off, wipe, polish." Polished language is neatly concise.

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英 [tɜːs] 美 [tɜːrs] (1) I admire his terse style of writing. Terse means brief, or using very few words. If your teacher tells you to make your writing in your essay style terse and to the point, he's saying use as few words as you can and be simple and clear. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（声明、评论）简短的，短促的，无礼的 A terse statement or comment is brief and unfriendly. He issued a terse statement, saying he is discussing his future with colleagues before announcing his decision on Monday...他发表了简短声明，称他正在和同事讨论他的未来，并将于星期一宣布他的决定。His tone was terse as he asked the question.他提问时语气生硬。tersely'It's too late,' he said tersely.“太晚了，”他很不客气地说道。

英语单词	terse
英美音标	英 [tɜːs] 美 [tɜːrs]
中文释义	adj.简洁的；简明的
英语例句	(1) I admire his terse style of writing.
中文例句	(1) 我很欣赏他那简洁的写作风格。
vocabulary简明	Terse means brief, or using very few words. If your teacher tells you to make your writing in your essay style terse and to the point, he's saying use as few words as you can and be simple and clear.
vocabulary扩展	A terse reply or command may seem rude or unfriendly––but the word terse itself doesn't mean unfriendly or rude. Synonyms are succinct or concise, though these words have a more positive tone. The adjective terse is from Latin tersus "clean, neat," from tergere "to rub off, wipe, polish." Polished language is neatly concise.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（声明、评论）简短的，短促的，无礼的 A terse statement or comment is brief and unfriendly. He issued a terse statement, saying he is discussing his future with colleagues before announcing his decision on Monday... 他发表了简短声明，称他正在和同事讨论他的未来，并将于星期一宣布他的决定。 His tone was terse as he asked the question. 他提问时语气生硬。 tersely 'It's too late,' he said tersely. “太晚了，”他很不客气地说道。

Terse Style Words 英 Tɜːs] 美 Tɜːrs Adj.简洁的；简明的 I