Word · Frequency #22912
tersely
简洁地；精练地
in a short and concise manner
- 1.
In a brief, concise, or to the point manner.
简洁地；扼要地
简洁地；扼要地；简洁地；精练地
In use
When the reporter asked about the delay, the manager tersely replied that the problem had been solved.
She tersely summarized the meeting in three sentences so everyone could leave early.
He tersely nodded and walked away, clearly not wanting to discuss it.
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。
The question was tersely answered.
这个问题被简洁地回答了。
tersely + past participle + noun
以 -ly 结尾的副词与过去分词组合成前置定语时，中间不加连字符。
She gave a tersely worded reply.
她给出了一个措辞简洁的回复。
Common mistakes
He spoke terse about his plans.He spoke tersely about his plans.
修饰动词 spoke 要用副词 tersely，不能用形容词 terse。形容词只能修饰名词或作表语说明主语状态，不能修饰动词。
She gave a tersely answer.She gave a terse answer.
answer 在这里是名词，要用形容词 terse 修饰；副词 tersely 只能修饰动词、形容词或其他副词，不能修饰名词。
Connections
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
- 简明地解释
- He tersely explained the new rules to the team.他向团队简明地解释了新规则。
- tersely written
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.