succinct
英 [sək'sɪŋ(k)t]
美 [sək'sɪŋkt]
助記提示
1. => "gird from below" => "having one's belt fastened tightly" => "contracted".
中文詞源
succinct 簡明的suc-,在下，-cinct,帶子，詞源同 cincture,precinct.即係緊腰帶的，引申比喻義簡明的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Keep your answers as succinct as possible.
- 你們的答案要盡可能簡潔明了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. A succinct style lends vigour to writing.
- 措辭簡練使文筆有力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The last paragraph is a succinct summary.
- 最後這段話概括性很強.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Simon's book provides a succinct outline of artificial intelligence and its application to robotics.
- 西蒙的書簡明扼要地概括了人工智能及其在機器人技術方麵的應用。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The book gives an admirably succinct account of the technology and its history.
- 這本書極其簡明扼要地介紹了這項技術及其發展史。
來自辭典例句