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laconic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++la·con·ic /ləˈkɒnɪk $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjective  TALK TO somebodyusing only a few words to say something 〔语言〕简短的 OPP verboselaconically /-kli/ adverb ‘She left, ’ said Pascoe laconically. 她走了。帕斯科简短地说。Origin laconic (1500-1600) Latin laconicus of Sparta, from Greek lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words
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laconic
laconic /ləˈkɒnɪk $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjective
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: laconicus 'of Sparta', from Greek lakonikos; because the people of ancient Sparta were famous for not using many words
using only a few words to say something
   OPP  verbose
—laconically /-kli/ adverb:
    ‘She left,’ said Pascoe laconically.


la·con·icBrE /ˈkɒnɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːnɪk/ 🔊 adjectiveusing only a few words to say sth 简洁的;简明扼要的;凝练的 la·con·ic·al·ly BrE /ləˈkɒnɪkli/ 🔊NAmE /ləˈkɑːnɪkli/ 🔊 adverb