laconic

英 [ləˈkɒnɪk]

美 [ləˈkɑːnɪk]

adj.  简洁的; 简明扼要的; 凝练的

GRE

BNC.20481 / COCA.23248

牛津词典

adj.

• 简洁的；简明扼要的；凝练的
  using only a few words to say sth

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 寡言的；言简意赅的
  If you describe someone aslaconic, you mean that they use very few words to say something, so that they seem casual or unfriendly.
  1. Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed...
     平常在办公室里寡言少语的莱希医生似乎少了些拘谨，多了几分轻松。
  2. 'At least we weren't kidnapped.' — 'I'm glad of that,' was the laconic response.
     “至少咱们没被绑架。”——“对此我很庆幸，”答复就是这么简短的一句话。

英英释义

adj

• brief and to the point
  1. a crisp retort
  2. a response so curt as to be almost rude
  3. the laconic repl
  4. short and terse and easy to understand
  Synonym:crispcurtterse

双语例句

• He should have known she would take the first train possible after receiving his laconic message that Gerald was dead.
  他应该知道：收到他那封简短的信，得知父亲杰拉尔德去世的消息，她肯定会乘最早的一班火车赶来的。
• "Start 10 years ago," is the laconic answer.
  简明的答案是“从10年前开始”。
• Introducing the concept of equivalent fixed pad, some laconic and unifying-expressions are obtained in this paper.
  为此，文中采用了当量固定瓦的概念，从而获得简捷而统一的表达式。
• The laconic titles already point to the aesthetic of renunciation realised in them: elaborate possibilities for image creation are consciously avoided.
  简洁的题目已经暗示了作品中所遵循的放弃美学：他们刻意避免掉耗费繁复的图像制作方式。
• After completion of laconic epistolary compositions she abandoned the implement of calligraphy in the encaustic pigment, exposed to the corrosive action of copperas, green vitriol and nutgall.
  写完一篇书简体短文后，她就把书写用具丢在蜡画颜料里，任其暴露在硫酸亚铁、绿矾和五倍子中去腐蚀。
• A crisp retort; a response so curt as to be almost rude; the laconic reply;` yes '; short and terse and easy to understand.
  有力的反驳；太过简洁甚至是粗鲁的反应；简洁的回答道：‘是的’；简短、扼要而且容易理解。
• This is paper also introduces the implementation tips with program languages the presented codes are very laconic and easy to realize.
  文中还介绍了编程实现的方法和技巧，关键算法的程序代码非常简洁，易于实现。
• A slight frown and a laconic 'Yes,' were the answer.
  回答是淡淡的皱眉和一声简短的是的。
• The idealisation of silence remained strong in American culture into the 20th century: think of the laconic heroes of Western films, or of Hemingway's novels.
  在美国文化进入20世纪后，其中的理想化的沉默仍然很强烈：想想西部片里头（讲起话来）言简意赅的英雄或者海明威的小说。
• But their father, though very laconic in his expressions of pleasure, was really glad to see them; he had felt their importance in the family circle.
  倒是她们的父亲，看到两个女儿回家来了，嘴上虽然没有说什么欢天喜地的话，心里确实非常高兴。他早就体会到，这两个女儿在家里的地位多么重要。