curtadj.¹

Brit.

/kəːt/, U.S.

/kərt/

Etymology: < Latin curtus cut or broken short, mutilated, abridged, which became in late Latin and Romanic the ordinary word for ‘short’: Italian corto, Spanish corto, Provençal cort, French court. The Latin adjective was apparently adopted at an early date in German, giving Old Saxon and Old Frisian curt (Middle Dutch cort , Dutch, Middle Low German, and Low German kort , whence also modern Icelandic korta , Swedish and Danish kort ), Old High German kurt , kurz (Middle High German and modern German kurz ), where the word has taken the place of an original Germanic *skurt- , in Old High German scurz , in Old English scort , sceort , short adj., n., and adv. But the latter was retained in English.

a. Short in linear dimension; shortened.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > shortened

docked1408

abbreviatec1425

abridged?c1430

shorted1483

abbreviatedc1487

curtailed1561

curted1568

curtala1592

shortened1598

curt1665

brief1668

curtate1893

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 295 In more temperate climes hair is curt.

1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pilgrims of Rhine xix. 200 Thy limbs are crooked and curt.

1851 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire III. xxviii. 290 Plancus..enacted the part of the sea-god Glaucus in curt cerulean vestments.

b. of things immaterial, modes of action, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > specifically of immaterial things

curt1664

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > shortened > specifically of immaterial things

curt1664

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 351 For which curt reckoning Grotius has no excuse.

a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 318 That Vertue so Curt and narrow, which we thought to be infinite.

a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) vi. 233 The most curt and compendious way of bringing about dishonest or dishonourable designs.

1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist ii. 89 An angelic Spirit makes a more curt and much easier use than we can do of the functions of matter in its most etherial form.

a. Of words, sentences, style, etc.: Concise, brief, condensed, terse; short to a fault.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective]

compendious1388

briefc1430

short1487

short and sweet1545

curted1568

summarc1575

laconical1576

summary1582

succinct1585

totala1586

laconic1589

concisec1590

compendiary1609

press?1611

curt1631

Spartan1644

nutshell1647

severe1680

Lacedaemonian1780

straightforward1806

uncircumlocutory1808

shorthand1822

Spartanlike1838

unwordy1841

nutshelly1843

tight1870

Spartanic1882

unfarced1890

serried1899

taut1916

1631 B. Jonson New Inne iii. i. 27 What's his name? Fly. old Peck. Tip. Maestro del Campo, Peck! his name is curt, A monosyllabe, but commands the horse well.

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 25 The obscure and curt Ebraisms that follow.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 216 He could put together only curt frittered fragments of his own.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. I. 211 Their Saxon-English is nearly monosyllabic, and their phraseology curt.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. iii. 61 The dry and curt language of a petition in parliament.

b. So brief as to be wanting in courtesy or suavity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > curt or brusque

short1390

cutted1530

snappish1542

abrupt1578

stunt1581

blunt1590

brusquea1639

snapping1642

blatec1650

brisk1665

bluff1705

offhand1708

prerupt1727

squab1737

prompt1768

crisp1814

brief1818

stuntya1825

curt1831

snappy1834

bluffy1844

nebby1873

offhandish1886

nebsy1894

1831 B. Disraeli Young Duke III. v. vii. 184 ‘Ah! I know what you are going to say,’ observed the gentleman in a curt, gruffish voice. ‘It is all nonsense.’

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. Proem 14 He might have been a little less defiant and curt, though, to Lorenzo de' Medici.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

† curtv.

Etymology: < Latin curtāre to cut short, shorten, mutilate, < curtus short.

Obsolete.

transitive. To cut short, shorten.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > short duration [verb (transitive)] > shorten

shortc1175

laska1375

abridgec1384

breviatea1529

strait1571

scantelize1611

curta1618

shortena1641

decontract1647

a1618 J. Sylvester Mem. Mortalitie i. xciii Curting thy life, hee takes thy Card away.

Derivatives

† ˈcurted adj. Obsolete shortened, curtailed, curt.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective]

compendious1388

briefc1430

short1487

short and sweet1545

curted1568

summarc1575

laconical1576

summary1582

succinct1585

totala1586

laconic1589

concisec1590

compendiary1609

press?1611

curt1631

Spartan1644

nutshell1647

severe1680

Lacedaemonian1780

straightforward1806

uncircumlocutory1808

shorthand1822

Spartanlike1838

unwordy1841

nutshelly1843

tight1870

Spartanic1882

unfarced1890

serried1899

taut1916

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > shortened

docked1408

abbreviatec1425

abridged?c1430

shorted1483

abbreviatedc1487

curtailed1561

curted1568

curtala1592

shortened1598

curt1665

brief1668

curtate1893

1568 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Dial Princes (rev. ed.) iv. viii. 129 a To see a foolish courtier weare..a litel curted cape.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. xiv. 229 The old Britans..were wont to weare a short and broad Sword; so did the Spartanes also, whom..their Enemies mocked for so curted a weapon.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	curt
释义	curtadj.¹ Brit. /kəːt/, U.S. /kərt/ Etymology: < Latin curtus cut or broken short, mutilated, abridged, which became in late Latin and Romanic the ordinary word for ‘short’: Italian corto, Spanish corto, Provençal cort, French court. The Latin adjective was apparently adopted at an early date in German, giving Old Saxon and Old Frisian curt (Middle Dutch cort , Dutch, Middle Low German, and Low German kort , whence also modern Icelandic korta , Swedish and Danish kort ), Old High German kurt , kurz (Middle High German and modern German kurz ), where the word has taken the place of an original Germanic skurt- , in Old High German scurz* , in Old English scort , sceort , short adj., n., and adv. But the latter was retained in English. 1. a. Short in linear dimension; shortened. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > shortened docked1408 abbreviatec1425 abridged?c1430 shorted1483 abbreviatedc1487 curtailed1561 curted1568 curtala1592 shortened1598 curt1665 brief1668 curtate1893 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 295 In more temperate climes hair is curt. 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pilgrims of Rhine xix. 200 Thy limbs are crooked and curt. 1851 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire III. xxviii. 290 Plancus..enacted the part of the sea-god Glaucus in curt cerulean vestments. b. of things immaterial, modes of action, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > specifically of immaterial things curt1664 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > shortened > specifically of immaterial things curt1664 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 351 For which curt reckoning Grotius has no excuse. a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 318 That Vertue so Curt and narrow, which we thought to be infinite. a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) vi. 233 The most curt and compendious way of bringing about dishonest or dishonourable designs. 1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist ii. 89 An angelic Spirit makes a more curt and much easier use than we can do of the functions of matter in its most etherial form. 2. a. Of words, sentences, style, etc.: Concise, brief, condensed, terse; short to a fault. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] compendious1388 briefc1430 short1487 short and sweet1545 curted1568 summarc1575 laconical1576 summary1582 succinct1585 totala1586 laconic1589 concisec1590 compendiary1609 press?1611 curt1631 Spartan1644 nutshell1647 severe1680 Lacedaemonian1780 straightforward1806 uncircumlocutory1808 shorthand1822 Spartanlike1838 unwordy1841 nutshelly1843 tight1870 Spartanic1882 unfarced1890 serried1899 taut1916 1631 B. Jonson New Inne iii. i. 27 What's his name? Fly. old Peck. Tip. Maestro del Campo, Peck! his name is curt, A monosyllabe, but commands the horse well. 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 25 The obscure and curt Ebraisms that follow. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1778 II. 216 He could put together only curt frittered fragments of his own. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. I. 211 Their Saxon-English is nearly monosyllabic, and their phraseology curt. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. iii. 61 The dry and curt language of a petition in parliament. b. So brief as to be wanting in courtesy or suavity. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > curt or brusque short1390 cutted1530 snappish1542 abrupt1578 stunt1581 blunt1590 brusquea1639 snapping1642 blatec1650 brisk1665 bluff1705 offhand1708 prerupt1727 squab1737 prompt1768 crisp1814 brief1818 stuntya1825 curt1831 snappy1834 bluffy1844 nebby1873 offhandish1886 nebsy1894 1831 B. Disraeli Young Duke III. v. vii. 184 ‘Ah! I know what you are going to say,’ observed the gentleman in a curt, gruffish voice. ‘It is all nonsense.’ 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. Proem 14 He might have been a little less defiant and curt, though, to Lorenzo de' Medici. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). curt.adj.² Forms: also cur^t. (with point). Etymology: Shortened < current adj., as graphic abbreviation. = current adj. 3a, esp. in such phrases as the 10th curt., i.e. of the current month. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † curtv. Etymology: < Latin curtāre to cut short, shorten, mutilate, < curtus short. Obsolete. transitive. To cut short, shorten. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > short duration [verb (transitive)] > shorten shortc1175 laska1375 abridgec1384 breviatea1529 strait1571 scantelize1611 curta1618 shortena1641 decontract1647 a1618 J. Sylvester Mem. Mortalitie i. xciii Curting thy life, hee takes thy Card away. Derivatives † ˈcurted adj. Obsolete shortened, curtailed, curt. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] compendious1388 briefc1430 short1487 short and sweet1545 curted1568 summarc1575 laconical1576 summary1582 succinct1585 totala1586 laconic1589 concisec1590 compendiary1609 press?1611 curt1631 Spartan1644 nutshell1647 severe1680 Lacedaemonian1780 straightforward1806 uncircumlocutory1808 shorthand1822 Spartanlike1838 unwordy1841 nutshelly1843 tight1870 Spartanic1882 unfarced1890 serried1899 taut1916 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > shortened docked1408 abbreviatec1425 abridged?c1430 shorted1483 abbreviatedc1487 curtailed1561 curted1568 curtala1592 shortened1598 curt1665 brief1668 curtate1893 1568 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Dial Princes (rev. ed.) iv. viii. 129 a To see a foolish courtier weare..a litel curted cape. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. xiv. 229 The old Britans..were wont to weare a short and broad Sword; so did the Spartanes also, whom..their Enemies mocked for so curted a weapon. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹1631adj.²v.1568
随便看	to heap pelion upon ossa to hear a bird sing to hear a shrift to hear an inkling to hear an inkling of something to hear evil to hear from second hand to hear his lessons to hear ill to hear mass to hear of to hear of both ears to hear of it to hear one his lessons to hear oneself think to hear out to hear rather to hear record to hear say to hear the last call to hear the retreat to hear to to hear told to hear voices to hear, read, speak, talk wonders

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† curtv.

Derivatives

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