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a. 简洁的, 扼要的
发音
UK
/tɜːs/
AU
CA
/tɝːs/
US
/tɝːs/
词形变化
terser
比较级
terser
tersest
tersest
最高级
教材释义与例句
形容词
简洁的,精练的,扼要的
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
简
简短
简洁
简明
精练
紧凑
洗练
引申义 -
2.
Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.
引申义 -
3.
Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.
废旧
词汇关系
词源
From Latin tersus (“clean, cleansed, rubbed or wiped off; neat, spruce; terse”), perfect passive participle of Latin tergeō, tergō (“to clean, cleanse, rub, wipe, wipe off”).
来源:wiktionary