laconic
英 [ləˈkɒnɪk]
美 [ləˈkɑːnɪk]
adj. 简洁的; 简明扼要的; 凝练的
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.- 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。 - '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。
- Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed...
英英释义
adj
- brief and to the point
- a crisp retort
- a response so curt as to be almost rude
- the laconic repl
- short and terse and easy to understand
双语例句
- "Start 10 years ago," is the laconic answer.
简明的答案是“从10年前开始”。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - "No," was the laconic reply.
回答只是一声干脆的“不”。 - What if Andy Warhol, famously laconic art luminary, had decided just once, at the right, liberating yet confidential moment, to give an articulate, self-revealing interview*?
如果著名的艺术大师、惜字如金的安迪•沃霍尔(ANDYWARHOL)也曾经有那么一次,在一个恰当、释放但秘密的时刻,决定进行一次表述清晰、真情流露的采访,又会如何? - The physical figure in the paper is laconic and is helpful to get amplitude equalized mode-locked pulses in experiment.
所用物理图像简洁明晰,结果对获得功率均衡的谐波锁模脉冲的实验研究有一定的参考意义。 - 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。 - Must be caucasian, writes one laconic ad seeking an English teacher in Shenzhen.
深圳一个英语教师的招聘广告上简明的写道必须是白人。