• adj. 簡潔的，精練的，扼要的

來自拉丁語 tersus,干凈的，整潔的，來自 tergere,刮，摩擦，擦拭，可能來自 PIE*ter,轉(zhuǎn)，刮， 摩擦，詞源同 turn,detergent.引申詞義簡要的，簡短的。

terse

terse: [17] Terse originally meant ‘polished, smooth’ (‘This man … so laboured upon it that he left it smooth and terse’, Helkiah Crooke, Description of the Body of Man 1615). By the 18th century, however, the associated notion of ‘neatness’ had led on to ‘neatly concise’. The word’s present-day negative connotations of ‘brusqueness’ seem to be a comparatively recent development. It was borrowed from tersus, the past participle of Latin tergēre ‘wipe’ (source also of English detergent).
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terse (adj.)

1590s (implied in tersely), "clean-cut, burnished, neat," from French ters "clean," and directly from Latin tersus "wiped off, clean, neat," from past participle of tergere "to rub, polish, wipe." Sense of "concise or pithy in style or language" is from 1777, which led to a general sense of "neatly concise." The pejorative meaning "brusque" is a fairly recent development. Related: Terseness.

1. His tone was terse as he asked the question.

他提問時語氣生硬。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The President issued a terse statement denying the charges.

總統(tǒng)發(fā)表了一份簡短的聲明，否認那些指控。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. Her reply about the matter was terse.

她對此事的答復(fù)簡明扼要.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. An example of her modus operandi was provided during a terse exchange with the defendant.

與被告的簡短交流體現(xiàn)了她獨特的辦事方式。

來自柯林斯例句

5. He issued a terse statement, saying he is discussing his future with colleagues before announcing his decision on Monday.

他發(fā)表了簡短聲明，稱他正在和同事討論他的未來，并將于星期一宣布他的決定。

來自柯林斯例句