concise [kən'sais]

adj.

简明的；简要的；简洁的

You should make your statement concise, or others won't get the point.

你应该把说明弄的简洁一点， 不然别人会抓不住重点。

I gave a concise answer about this.

我对于此事给了一个简要的答复.

近义词synonym

brief adj. 简短的

Students always prefer a brief speech to a long one.

学生总是喜欢简短的演说。

curt adj. 简短的，三言两语的；唐突草率的

She told him in a curt and businesslike manner .

她以一种简慢的、办理事务式的态度通知他。

terse adj. （文笔，说话等）简洁的；扼要的

Her reply about the matter was terse.

她对此事的答复简明扼要。

反义词 antonym

diffuse adj. 冗长的, 累赘的

This speech is diffuse.

这场演说真冗长。

redundant adj. 冗长的；多余的

There are too many redundant words in this book.

这本书里多余的词太多.

wordy adj. 多言的,冗长的,唠叨的

They are having a wordy war.

他们正展开一场舌战.

词性变化 word-activity

conciseness n. 简洁；简明

She tries to maintain conciseness of her message.

她试图将她的讯息维持简洁。 

concisely adj. 简洁地；简明地

She tries to translate the message concisely.

她试图将讯息简洁地翻译。 

学习测试---examination

Can you give us a   _____ statement.

1. concise ; 2. curt; 3. redundant; 4. wordy