Word · Frequency #17511
curtly
简短草率地；唐突无礼地
核心释义
In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
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简短地,近乎无礼地。
In a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
简短地,近乎无礼地。；简略地；草率地
用法In use
She replied curtly, ending the conversation.
用法提示：“curtly”修饰动词“replied”，表示回复时态度简略且不礼貌。
The manager nodded curtly and walked away.
用法提示：“curtly”修饰动词“nodded”，表示点头动作简短且冷淡。
He curtly dismissed the idea without discussion.
用法提示：“curtly”修饰动词“dismissed”，表示驳回时态度简略粗暴。
curtly + say/reply/ask
常用在表示说话或回应的动词前。
He curtly replied that he was not interested.
他草率地回答说自己不感兴趣。
verb + curtly
也可放在动词后，修饰动作方式。
She nodded curtly and walked away.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- answer curtly
- 简短生硬地回答
- When asked about the delay, she answered curtly and walked away.当被问及延误一事时，她简短生硬地回答后就走开了。
- reply curtly
- 唐突地回复
- He replied curtly to the invitation, saying he was too busy.他唐突地回复了邀请，说自己太忙了。
- say curtly
- 简短无礼地说
- “I don't care,” she said curtly.“我不在乎，”她简短无礼地说。
- speak curtly
- 说话简短生硬
- The manager spoke curtly to the staff during the meeting.经理在会上对员工说话简短生硬。
- nod curtly
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
curtly 以 curt 开头，curt 意为“简短无礼”：想象冷冷甩一句“行了”，简短又唐突。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面叙述、转述对话 curtly 多用于书面叙述或正式描述，表示说话简短、几乎到了无礼的程度。口语日常对话中不常用，但谈不上特别正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于修饰动词，表示说话或行为的方式简略、草率。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes exactly with curtly /ˈkɜːtli/. These -tly lookalikes all end in the same spelling and often the same /tli/ sound, but their stressed vowels differ. Beware curly /ˈkɜːli/, which looks similar but lacks the /t/ sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.