英语词汇“curtness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

curtcurt /kɚt/ adjective

ETYMOLOGYcurt

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin curtus shortened

THESAURUSbook/speech/list etc.► short

a short book, speech, name, etc. does not have many pages, words, letters, etc. in it: a short poem

► brief

using only a few words: He left a brief note saying that he would be late.

► concise

short and clear, and with no unnecessary words: Try to keep your answers as concise as possible.

► succinct

expressing something well and using very few words: His instructions were always succinct.

► curt

speaking with very few words, in a way that seems rude: His curt reply to my question made me wonder if I had made him angry.

using very few words when you speak to someone, in a way that seems rude: a curt three-sentence letter► see thesaurus at short1—curtly adverb—curtness noun [uncountable]

单词	curtness
释义	curtcurt /kɚt/ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYcurt Origin: 1300-1400 Latin curtus shortened Thesaurus THESAURUSbook/speech/list etc.► short a short book, speech, name, etc. does not have many pages, words, letters, etc. in it: a short poem ► brief using only a few words: He left a brief note saying that he would be late. ► concise short and clear, and with no unnecessary words: Try to keep your answers as concise as possible. ► succinct expressing something well and using very few words: His instructions were always succinct. ► curt speaking with very few words, in a way that seems rude: His curt reply to my question made me wonder if I had made him angry. using very few words when you speak to someone, in a way that seems rude: a curt three-sentence letter► see thesaurus at short1—curtly adverb—curtness noun [uncountable]
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