terse
adj. 简洁的，精练的，扼要的
比较级 terser
最高级 tersest
例句
Well before he died of cancer in 2008, Harold Pinter knew he had earned a reputation for being "enigmatic, taciturn, terse, prickly, explosive and forbidding".
早在2008年哈罗德·品特因癌症去世之前，他就知道了自己赢得了“高深莫测、沉默寡言、简洁、多刺、暴躁以及令人生畏”的名声。
The President issued a terse statement denying the charges.
总统发表了一份简短的声明，否认那些指控。
《牛津词典》
An example of her modus operandi was provided during a terse exchange with the defendant.
与被告的简短交流体现了她独特的办事方式。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
