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curt a.(言词、行为)简略而草率的 curt (adj.) mid-14c., from Latin curtus "(cut) short, shortened, incomplete," from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see short (adj.)). Sense of "rude" is first recorded 1831. The Latin word was adopted early into most Germanic languages (compare Icelandic korta, German kurz, etc.) and drove out the native words based on Proto-Germanic *skurt-, but English retains short. 【记】cut 切，删节，curtail 缩减

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[kə:t] 【英】 adj. (言词、行为)简略而 草率的(brief, esp. to the point of rudeness; terse or brusque)【考】 curt : words / parsimonious : resource(词语过简/资源过省)【例】 a curt reply. a curt manner. adj. (言词、行为)简略的 = terse, 草率的 = brusque【根】cur跑: 说话象跑－简略的, 草率的curt = cut切: 把没用的词语切掉－简略的, 草率的【类】curt: words = parsimonious: resource简洁的节省词语 = 吝啬的节省资源

单词	curt
音标	[kə:t]
解释	a.(言词、行为)简略而草率的
红宝书	【英】 adj. (言词、行为)简略而草率的(brief, esp. to the point of rudeness; terse or brusque) 【考】 curt : words / parsimonious : resource(词语过简/资源过省) 【例】 a curt reply. a curt manner.
字源	curt (adj.) mid-14c., from Latin curtus "(cut) short, shortened, incomplete," from PIE root (s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see short (adj.)). Sense of "rude" is first recorded 1831. The Latin word was adopted early into most Germanic languages (compare Icelandic korta, German kurz, etc.) and drove out the native words based on Proto-Germanic skurt-, but English retains short.
不择手段背单词	adj. (言词、行为)简略的 = terse, 草率的 = brusque 【根】cur跑: 说话象跑－简略的, 草率的curt = cut切: 把没用的词语切掉－简略的, 草率的【类】curt: words = parsimonious: resource简洁的节省词语 = 吝啬的节省资源
趣味全助记	【记】cut 切，删节，curtail 缩减

Curt Words Adj Latin 草率的 Kə:T A.(言词、行为)简略而草率的 英

Curt Words Adj Latin 草率的 Kə:T A.(言词、行为)简略而草率的英