curt
英 [kɜːt]
美 [kɝt]
- adj. 簡略的；簡要的；草率的；簡單粗暴的
- n. (Curt)人名；(法)屈爾；(英)柯特；(德、西、芬、羅、瑞典)庫爾特
助記提示
1. curtus "short, cut short, cut off, shortened" => curt.
2. 同源詞：curt, curtail.
3. short => curt, curtail.
4. 先比較發音相近的單詞：skirt（裙子），“裙子”含義由“短”而來，因此兩詞可以串記；再如shirt（襯衫）、short（短的）。不過skirt的詞根不是-kirt-，而是-skir-“切”，同根詞如：scar（疤痕）、score（刻痕；得分）等。
中文詞源
curt 唐突無禮的來自PIE*sker, 剪，切，詞源同shear, short. 後主要形容人的唐突。
英文詞源
- curt (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Latin curtus "(cut) short, shortened, incomplete," from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see short (adj.)). Sense of "rude" is first recorded 1831. The Latin word was adopted early into most Germanic languages (compare Icelandic korta, German kurz, etc.) and drove out the native words based on Proto-Germanic *skurt-, but English retains short.
雙語例句
- 1. "The matter is closed," was the curt reply.
- 得到的答複簡短而無禮：“事情已經結束了。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her tone of voice was curt.
- 她說話的語氣唐突無禮。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His tone was curt and unfriendly.
- 他說話的語調粗暴無禮。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He dismissed them with a curt nod.
- 他隻隨便點了一下頭就把他們打發走了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He gave me an extremely curt answer.
- 他對我作了極為草率的答複.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》