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

• 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 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。
• 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？
• He sent me a laconic private message.
  他给我一封简要的私人函件。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。