précis
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pré·cis /ˈpreɪsiː $ preɪˈsiː/ noun (plural précis /-siːz $ -ˈsiːz/) [countable] ALSUMMARIZE especially British English a statement which gives the main idea of a piece of writing, speech etc 〔文章、演说等的〕摘要，梗概，概要 SYN summary, American English abstract a précis of the report 报告的摘要 —précis verb [transitive]
Examples from the Corpus
précis• Later a short term job educational précis, took him to London's technical libraries.From Longman Business Dictionaryprécispré‧cis /ˈpreɪsiːpreɪˈsiː/ noun (plural précis /-siːz/) [countable] formal a statement giving the main ideas in a report, speech etcSYN SUMMARYPlease provide a 1-2 page précis of your report.Origin précis (1700-1800) French précis; → PRECISEpré·cis nounChineseSyllable
main gives which the statement Business Corpus a idea
précis
pré‧cis /ˈpreɪsiː $ preɪˈsiː/
noun (plural précis /-siːz $ -ˈsiːz/) [countable]especially British English a statement which gives the main idea of a piece of writing, speech etc
SYN summary, abstract American English:
a précis of the report
—précis verb [transitive]
pré‧cis /ˈpreɪsiː $ preɪˈsiː/
noun (plural précis /-siːz $ -ˈsiːz/) [countable]especially British English a statement which gives the main idea of a piece of writing, speech etc SYN summary, abstract American English:
—précis verb [transitive]