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

• 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。
• All I received in response to my request was the laconic reply "Wait".
  我全部收到回应我的请求都是简洁的答复“等候”。
• Using matrix to process stereoscopy transformation, the program will be more laconic and the simulation system will be more reliable, and its efficiency is higher.
  采用体视变换矩阵的方法进行体视变换，可使程序变得更加简洁，提高了模拟系统的效率和可靠性。
• 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。
• This design has the advantage of having a laconic structure and economizing the hardware resource.
  本设计的优点在于系统的结构简洁，比较节约硬件资源。
• '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。
• 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 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。
• "No," was the laconic reply.
  回答只是一声干脆的“不”。
• The story displays the somewhat laconic wit of these people.
  故事显示出这些人身上的几分达练与机智。