laconic

/ləˈkɒnɪk/ /ləˈkɑnɪk/

Meanings

adjective

简洁的，简短的.

Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

Examples :

"Her laconic reply to the long question was simply, "No." "

面对冗长的提问，她只简洁地回答了一个“不”字。

Related Words

pithy adjective

/ˈpɪθi/

精炼，简洁，言简意赅。

"Her teacher's response to the student's question was pithy: "Practice makes perfect." "

老师对学生问题的回答很精炼：“熟能生巧”。

question noun

/ˈkwɛstjən/

问题，疑问。

"What is your question?"

你的问题是什么？

concise verb

/kənˈsaɪs/

精简，简略。

"The professor concised the lengthy report into a brief summary for the students. "

教授把冗长的报告精简成了一份简短的摘要，供学生们参考。

reply noun

/ɹɪˈplaɪ/

回复，答复。

"After the teacher's question, Maria wrote a reply in her notebook. "

老师提问后，玛丽亚在笔记本上写下了一个回复。

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

后半拍

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

鼓手在歌曲中强调了后半拍，使节奏非常鲜明。

long noun

/ˈlɔːŋ/ /ˈlɑŋ/ /ˈlɒŋ/ /ˈlɔŋ/

长元音

"The "o" in "boat" is a long vowel sound. "

"Boat"这个词里的"o"是一个长元音。

few pronoun

/fjuː/ /fju/

少数，少量。

"Many are called, but few are chosen."

被召唤者众，被选拔者寡。

possible noun

/ˈpɒsɪbl̩/ /ˈpɑsəbl̩/

可能的事，有可能的事。

"A possible solution to the math problem is to use the formula. "

解决这道数学题的一个可能的事是用这个公式。

using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

使用，利用。

"She is using a calculator to solve the math problem. "

她正在使用计算器来解决这道数学题。

words noun

/wɜːdz/

词语，文字

"The teacher wrote new vocabulary words on the board. "

老师在黑板上写下了新的词语。

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

她，女性。

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

我觉得这只鸟像是只公的，但也可能是只母的。

simply adverb

/ˈsɪmpli/

简单地，简言之

"The recipe was simply flour, eggs, and milk. "

这道食谱的配方很简单，只有面粉、鸡蛋和牛奶。