单词 | summary |
释义 | sum·ma·ry (sŭmə-rē) n. pl. sum·ma·ries 1. A brief statement mentioning the main points of something: a summary of our findings. 2. Prose that provides information in a condensed format, as by mentioning only the most significant details of a narrative: The novelist did not like writing dialogue and preferred to write stories in summary. adj. 1. Presenting the substance in a condensed form; concise: a summary review. 2. Performed speedily and without ceremony: summary justice; a summary rejection. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin summārius, of or concerning the sum, from Latin summa, sum; see SUM.] sum·mari·ly (sə-mĕrə-lē) adv. summa·ri·ness n. |
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