pithy
英 ['p?θ?]
美['p?θi]
- adj. 有髓的，多髓的；精練的；簡潔有力的
GRE擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
比較級:?pithier;最高級:?pithiest;副詞:?pithily;
中文詞源
pithy 簡練的，精辟的
來自pith,核心，精髓。引申詞義簡練的，精辟的。
英文詞源
- pithy (adj.)
- early 14c., "strong, vigorous," from pith (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "full of substance or significance" is from 1520s; literal meaning "full of pith" not attested until 1560s. Related: Pithily; pithiness.
雙語例句
- 1. His pithy advice to young painters was, "Above all, keep your colours fresh."
- 他對年輕畫家言簡意賅的建議是，“首要的一點(diǎn)，保持色彩鮮艷。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Many of them made a point of praising the film's pithy dialogue.
- 他們中很多人特別贊揚(yáng)了影片精煉的對白。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Their discourse, witty, pithy, original, had such charms for me.
- 她們的談話又機(jī)智, 又精辟, 又有獨(dú)特見解, 對我有很大魅力.
來自辭典例句
- 4. His preaching was ingenious and pithy.
- 他的傳教是發(fā)人深省的,精辟有力的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I enjoy reading his essays because they are compact and pithy.
- 他的文章簡潔而精辟,我很喜歡讀.
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