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Succinct Adroit Cinch Sək'siŋkt A.简明的,简洁的 英 Adj.简明的,简洁的 Marked

单词 succinct
音标 [sək'siŋkt]
解释 a.简明的,简洁的
红宝书 【英】 adj.简明的,简洁的( marked by compact precise expression)
【考】 loquacious : succinct / adroit : ungainly(多话的无简洁/灵巧 的不笨拙)反义词: voluble(多话的)
【记】 suc(下面)+cinct(= gird束起),原指把下 面的衣服束起来以利 干活→简练的
【例】 write short, succinct sentences
字源 succinct (adj.)
early 15c., "having one's belt fastened tightly," from Middle French succincte, from Latin succinctus "prepared, ready; contracted, short," past participle of succingere "tuck up (clothes for action), gird from below," from assimilated form of sub "up from under" (see sub-) + cingere "to gird" (see cinch (n.)). Sense of "brief, concise" first recorded 1530s. Related: Succinctness.
不择手段背单词 adj. 简明的(以简短的言词表达清晰准确的意思的)
【记】suc下面, cinct减去: 把话的下面减去-简练的
【类】loquacious: succinct = adroit ungainly多话的不简洁 = 灵巧的不笨拙
【反】voluble(adj 爱说话的); verbose(adj 详细冗长的); babble(v 喋喋不休)-express succinctly(简洁地表达)
趣味全助记 【记】suc + cinch 紧握

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