summary

• adj. 簡易的；扼要的
• n. 概要，摘要，總結

來自 sum,總結，概括，-ary,形容詞後綴。

summary (adj.)

early 15c., "brief, abbreviated; containing the sum or substance only," from Medieval Latin summarius "of or pertaining to the sum or substance," from Latin summa "whole, totality, gist" (see sum (n.)). Compare Latin phrase ad summam "on the whole, generally, in short." Sense of "done promptly, performed without hesitation or formality" is from 1713.

summary (n.)

"a summary statement or account," c. 1500, from Latin summarium "an epitome, abstract, summary," from summa "totality, gist" (see sum (n.)).

1. What follows is a brief summary of the process.

接下來是對此流程的一個簡短概括。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Viewers saw him anchoring a five-minute summary of regional news.

觀眾看見他主持一個5分鍾的地方新聞摘要節目。

來自柯林斯例句

3. It says torture and summary execution are common.

那上麵稱酷刑和草草處決很常見。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The following is a summary of our conclusions.

現將我們的幾點結論綜述如下。

來自《權威詞典》

5. It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first.

先把你的論點綱要寫下來可能會有幫助。

來自《權威詞典》