terse
US /tɝːs/
UK /tɜːs/
形容詞
簡短的, 簡潔的, 生硬的
sparing in the use of words; abrupt
範例:
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Her terse reply indicated her annoyance.
她簡短的回答表明了她的惱怒。
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He gave a terse summary of the meeting.
他對會議做了簡要的總結。