| 词汇 | terseness |
| 释义 | terseness noun[ U ] uk /ˈtɜːs.nəs/ us /ˈtɝːs.nəs/ the use of few words to say something, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly: 简短;生硬 He answered with uncharacteristic terseness, "Yes, to both". 他一反常态地生硬回答道：“两个问题的答案都是‘可以’。” See terse He now believes their terseness was to avoid giving themselves away. Similarly, terseness can come across as rudeness. Hemingway is noted for his distinct style of writing, characterized by terseness and his use of stable, indifferent, male protagonists. With characteristic terseness, he said, "I want you in every meeting." Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour abruptly abruptness bald baldly baldness blisteringly bluff directly directness downrightly edgelord flat outphrase outspoken outspokenly plain speaking plain-spoken plainness shoot suffer vocal You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not saying much Examples of tersenessterseness So why did the bilinguals exhibit such terseness in their motion event descriptions? Furthermore, terseness speeds up task performance and often appears to promote user satisfaction, in particular in case of repeated use of the system. I pass over the terseness of his opening and take the substance of his argument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The debate has been marked by its intensity and by the terseness of the speeches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The terseness of style and the faithful imitation of nature which characterized them called forth the warmest admiration. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Binary protocols have the advantage of terseness, which translates into speed of transmission and interpretation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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