释义 |
pauˈciloquy rare. [ad. L. pauciloqui-um a speaking but little (Plautus), f. pauci- + -loquium, f. loquī to speak.] The utterance of few words; sparingness of speech.
1623Cockeram, Pauciloquie, few words. 1648J. Beaumont Psyche xx. ccii, Fear no Discredit by Pauciloquie. 1658Phillips, Pauciloquy, a speaking few words, little talk. 1721in Bailey. 1755in Johnson. |