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a pithy [noun]
She made a pithy remark that silenced the room.
她说了一句简短有力的话，让整个房间安静下来。
简洁有力；简明扼要
pithier — comparative of pithy
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
简洁有力；简明扼要
concise and full of meaning
She made a pithy remark that silenced the room.
她说了一句简短有力的话，让整个房间安静下来。
简洁而有力的；言简意赅的。
Concise and meaningful.
简洁而富有意义
concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen
有髓的,似髓的,多髓的；海绵质的或有小孔或凹痕的。
Of, like, or abounding in pith; spongy or having small holes or pits.
Her pithy speech made the meeting much shorter than expected.
她简洁有力的演讲使会议比预期短得多。
AI contextual example
The coach's pithier comments helped the players focus on what mattered.
教练更简练的评论帮助球员专注于重要的事情。
AI contextual example
In just a few words, he gave a pithy summary of the whole report.
他用几句话就对整份报告作了简洁有力的总结。
AI contextual example
welcomed her pithy comments
她精辟的评论受到欢迎。
WordNet
She made a pithy remark that silenced the room.
她说了一句简短有力的话，让整个房间安静下来。
pithy 常用来正面评价口头或书面表达，指简练而含义丰富；它较少见的含义是“有髓的”。
His speech was pithy and to the point.
他的演讲简短有力，切中要害。
pithy 的比较级和最高级分别是 pithier 和 pithiest。
That is the pithiest answer you have given all day.
那是你整个白天给出的最简洁有力的回答。
Not this
She writes pithy and clear.
Use this
She writes in a clear, pithy way.
pithy 和 clear 是形容词，不能直接放在动词 write 后面作方式状语；改为 in a clear, pithy way 这个介词短语来修饰 write，句子才语法正确。
Not this
This article is more pithy than that one.
Use this
This article is pithier than that one.
pithy 的比较级应把 y 变为 i 再加 -er，即 pithier；所以要用 pithier，而不是 more pithy。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
简洁有力的格言
Her speech was full of pithy sayings that the audience remembered.
她的演讲充满了听众记得住的简洁有力的格言。
精辟的引语
The article begins with a pithy quote from Confucius.
文章以一句孔子的精辟引语开头。
简洁中肯的话
He made a few pithy remarks about the proposal.
他对这项提议发表了简洁中肯的评论。
简练的总结
Give a pithy summary of the report at the meeting.
在会议上对报告做一个简练的总结。
简洁有力的风格
The author is known for her pithy style.
这位作者以简洁有力的写作风格著称。
Use pithier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：pithy想到‘有髓的’，树髓是精华，话里不带空壳、句句像髓，便是简洁有力。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、public speaking、literary reviews pithy 通常用于书面语或正式场合，表示“简洁而有力的（表达）”。口语中较少见，比较常见于文章、演讲或评论。
与 pithy /ˈpɪθi/ 押韵：smithy /ˈsmɪθi/（美式 /θ/ 清音）。仅拼写相似、读音不同的 -thy 结尾词：healthy /ˈhɛlθi/、earthy /ˈɜːrθi/、frothy /ˈfrɔːθi/、toothy /ˈtuːθi/；worthy /ˈwɜːrði/ 的 th 发 /ð/ 浊音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.