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单词 laconic
释义
laconic
adjective
formal
uk
/ləˈkɒn.ɪk/us
/ləˈkɑː.nɪk/
using very few words toexpresswhat youmean:
（语言）简洁的，言简意赅的
She had a laconicwit.她说话言简意赅。
Synonyms
curtdisapproving
terse
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not speaking much or often
  • quietShe's a quiet little thing.
  • taciturnHer father was a shy, taciturn man.
  • abruptHe is criticised for being too abrupt with his clients.
  • curtShe was very curt with him.
  • terseI don't appreciate how terse she is in meetings.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not saying much
  • a few well-chosen wordsidiom
  • abruptly
  • abruptness
  • briefly
  • cat
  • concisely
  • conciseness
  • crisp
  • gnomic
  • monosyllabic
  • monosyllabically
  • not say booidiom
  • pithily
  • pithy
  • quietly
  • quietness
  • reticence
  • reticent
  • reticently
  • taciturn
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laconically
(Definition oflaconicfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

laconic| American Dictionary

laconic
adjective
us
/ləˈkɑn·ɪk/
using very few words toexpresswhat youmean:
“I might,” was the laconicreply.
(Definition oflaconicfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflaconic

laconic
Not very, would be thelaconicreply for the majority of the population and, comparatively, the grass has become no more verdant since.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In general the older the contract, the morelaconicwere the specifications.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He considers the point as the mostlaconic, ephemeral form, which is characterised by excessive immobility.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is toolaconicwithout a great deal more unpacking and exemplification.
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However, a closer look reveals that this seemingly self-confident fourth is in fact a 'snail': the expression of the poem's underlying idea by a single,laconicsymbol.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The voices of the poor are not easy to hear, although occasionally their presence can be felt behind the ratherlaconicentries in overseers' accounts or vestry records.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Perhaps this is the calm of the asylum (thelaconicprogramme note isn't giving much away): certainly the piece has a fascinating air of eccentric studiousness.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I regret to say that there is no feeling oflaconicreticence in those who arc about to die.
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He is normallylaconicand detached, but today he was reduced to a low monotone, dropping to a mumble on occasions.
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I recall that he replied in a somewhatlaconicway, that there were no current proposals to follow that road.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The notes on clauses are more than usuallylaconicin their observations.
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It took the form of a gruff andlaconictelephone call, appropriate for the person issuing the invitation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Some of the force of the drama diminished in the face of thoselaconicremarks.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Those ratherlaconicwords probably cover up a good deal of disagreement among board members in that new town and in other new towns.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What was the ratherlaconicreference to the end-of-season distillation of wine in the statement?
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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