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

• Objective: To seek a more laconic and effective method to describe the blood apparent viscosity.
  目的：寻找一种更为简洁有效的描述血液表观粘度的方法。
• You did not when you saw him, Mr Lockwood: and at the period of which I speak he was just the same as then; only fonder of continued solitude, and perhaps still more laconic in company.
  洛克乌德先生，当你初见他时，你也没想到，就在我说到的这个时期，他也还是和从前一样，只是更喜欢孤寂些，也许在人前话更少些而已。
• '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。
• Applied measurement example proves that the method is feasible and it can give priority to the high-stability, high-reliability sensors and it is laconic, efficient and advantageous to real-time measurement.
  测量应用实例验证了其在工程中的可行性，体现了稳定性、可靠性高的传感器在测量数据融合中的优越性，运算过程简洁、快速、有效，便于实时测量操作。
• 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。
• 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。
• The texture of piano accompaniment is laconic, while it has comparatively strong artistic impressive force, thus builds and romances the emotion needed by the song.
  其钢琴伴奏织体简洁，但却具有较强的艺术表现力，营造和渲染出了歌曲所需要的情绪。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。