Word · Frequency #22912
tersely
简洁地;精练地
核心释义
in a short and concise manner
- 1.
简洁地;扼要地
In a brief, concise, or to the point manner.
简洁地;扼要地;简洁地;精练地
用法In use
When the reporter asked about the delay, the manager tersely replied that the problem had been solved.
用法提示:副词 tersely 修饰动词 replied,表示说话简短、不多解释。
She tersely summarized the meeting in three sentences so everyone could leave early.
用法提示:副词 tersely 修饰动词 summarized,说明总结得非常简练。
He tersely nodded and walked away, clearly not wanting to discuss it.
用法提示:副词 tersely 修饰动词 nodded,表示动作简短、没有多余表现。
tersely + main verb
tersely 作方式副词,常放在实义动词前;句子有助动词时,也可放在助动词后、实义动词前。
He tersely rejected the offer.
他简洁地拒绝了那个提议。
be + tersely + past participle
这一被动结构强调动作是以简短扼要的方式完成的,tersely 修饰过去分词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tersely stated
- 简洁地陈述
- The report is tersely stated but full of data.这份报告陈述简洁,但数据翔实。
- tersely worded
- 措辞简练的
- His tersely worded email left no room for doubt.他那封措辞简练的电子邮件不容置疑。
- tersely replied
- 简短地回答
- When asked about the rumors, she tersely replied that they were false.当被问及传言时,她简短地回答说是假的。
- tersely put
- 简而言之
- Tersely put, the project failed because of poor planning.简而言之,这个项目因规划不善而失败。
- tersely explained
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想护士(nurse)交代三句话就走,话少而精;tersely 由 terse + -ly 组成,指“简洁地”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:written reports、formal speeches、news articles 该副词多用于书面语,常表示说话或写作简短、直接;日常口语中比较少见,可用 more briefly 或 in few words 替代。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 tersely (/tɜːsli/) 押韵的有 conversely、adversely(均含 /ɜːsli/);它们和 precisely、loosely、coarsely 都以 -sely 结尾,但 precisely、loosely、coarsely 分别读 /prɪˈsaɪsli/、/ˈluːsli/、/ˈkɔːsli/,注意元音不同。
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