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 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。
• "No," was the laconic reply.
  回答只是一声干脆的“不”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。