laconic
laconic 英 [ləˈkɒnɪk] 美 [ləˈkɑnɪk]
adj. 简洁的，简明的
The laconic General Kayani has mostly kept out of domestic politics, but he has left no doubt who is in charge. 说话简洁的基亚尼不大关心国内政治，但是他并没有让人怀疑是谁执掌大权。
Henry's date was very laconic, only saying two sentences the entire evening. 亨利的约会十分简洁，整晚他只说了两句话。
- Laconic is an adjective that describes a style of speaking or writing that uses only a few words, often to express complex thoughts and ideas. A more laconic way to write that last sentence might be this: laconic means brief.
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- adj. 简洁的，简明的
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1. The laconic General Kayani has mostly kept out of domestic politics, but he has left no doubt who is in charge.
说话简洁的基亚尼不大关心国内政治，但是他并没有让人怀疑是谁执掌大权。
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2. Henry's date was very laconic, only saying two sentences the entire evening.
亨利的约会十分简洁，整晚他只说了两句话。
- laconic (adj.) "concise, abrupt," 1580s, literally "of or pertaining to the region around ancient Sparta in Greece, probably via Latin Laconicus "of Laconia," from Greek Lakonikos "Laconian, of Laconia," adjective from Lakon "person from Lakonia," the district around Sparta in southern Greece in ancient times, whose inhabitants famously cultivated the skill of saying much in few words. When Philip of Macedon threatened them with, "If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta to the ground," the Spartans' reply was, "If." An earlier form was laconical (1570s). Related: Laconically.
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