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

• 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。
• "No," was the laconic reply.
  回答只是一声干脆的“不”。
• 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 expression composed of simple operator is often more laconic and easier to understand than the function.
  由简单的运算符构成的表达式常常比函数调用更简洁、易懂。
• Henry's date was very laconic, only saying two sentences the entire evening.
  亨利的约会十分简洁，整晚他只说了两句话。
• The criterion for a fruit of education scientific research is scientific and creationary and applied and logic and laconic and smooth.
  教育科研成果定量评估的标准主要是：科学性、新性、用性、辑性及语言的简捷性和流畅性。
• The texture of piano accompaniment is laconic, while it has comparatively strong artistic impressive force, thus builds and romances the emotion needed by the song.
  其钢琴伴奏织体简洁，但却具有较强的艺术表现力，营造和渲染出了歌曲所需要的情绪。
• 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 response was typical of the writer's laconic wit.
  这个回答反映了这位作家精练简明的特点。
• Only he grew colder and colder; laconic at meals, and rare in the house.
  不过，他变得越来越冷淡了，在餐桌上不大开口，也很少待在家里。