succinct
英 [səkˈsɪŋkt]
美 [səkˈsɪŋkt]
1. => "gird from below" => "having one's belt fastened tightly" => "contracted".
succinct 简明的suc-,在下,-cinct,带子,词源同 cincture,precinct.即系紧腰带的,引申比喻义简明的。
- succinct (adj.)
- early 15c., "having one's belt fastened tightly," from Middle French succincte, from Latin succinctus "prepared, ready; contracted, short," past participle of succingere "tuck up (clothes for action), gird from below," from assimilated form of sub "up from under" (see sub-) + cingere "to gird" (see cinch (n.)). Sense of "brief, concise" first recorded 1530s. Related: Succinctness.
- 1. Keep your answers as succinct as possible.
- 你们的答案要尽可能简洁明了。
- 2. A succinct style lends vigour to writing.
- 措辞简练使文笔有力.
- 3. The last paragraph is a succinct summary.
- 最后这段话概括性很强.
- 4. Simon's book provides a succinct outline of artificial intelligence and its application to robotics.
- 西蒙的书简明扼要地概括了人工智能及其在机器人技术方面的应用。
- 5. The book gives an admirably succinct account of the technology and its history.
- 这本书极其简明扼要地介绍了这项技术及其发展史。