terse

英 [tɜːs] 美 [tɝs]

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※ 提供单词"terse"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

terse 简要的，简短的

来自拉丁语 tersus,干净的，整洁的，来自 tergere,刮，摩擦，擦拭，可能来自 PIE*ter,转，刮，摩擦，词源同 turn,detergent.引申词义简要的，简短的。

terse: terse: [17] Terse originally meant ‘polished, smooth’ (‘This man … so laboured upon it that he left it smooth and terse’, Helkiah Crooke, Description of the Body of Man 1615). By the 18th century, however, the associated notion of ‘neatness’ had led on to ‘neatly concise’. The word’s present-day negative connotations of ‘brusqueness’ seem to be a comparatively recent development. It was borrowed from tersus, the past participle of Latin tergēre ‘wipe’ (source also of English detergent).
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terse (adj.): 1590s (implied in tersely), "clean-cut, burnished, neat," from French ters "clean," and directly from Latin tersus "wiped off, clean, neat," from past participle of tergere "to rub, polish, wipe." Sense of "concise or pithy in style or language" is from 1777, which led to a general sense of "neatly concise." The pejorative meaning "brusque" is a fairly recent development. Related: Terseness.

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2. The President issued a terse statement denying the charges.: 总统发表了一份简短的声明，否认那些指控。

4. An example of her modus operandi was provided during a terse exchange with the defendant.: 与被告的简短交流体现了她独特的办事方式。

5. 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。