pithy
英['pɪθɪ]
美['pɪθi]
- adj. 有髓的，多髓的；精练的；简洁有力的
词态变化
比较级: pithier;最高级: pithiest;副词: pithily;
中文词源
pithy 简练的，精辟的
来自pith,核心，精髓。引申词义简练的，精辟的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. His pithy advice to young painters was, "Above all, keep your colours fresh."
- 他对年轻画家言简意赅的建议是，“首要的一点，保持色彩鲜艳。”
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Many of them made a point of praising the film's pithy dialogue.
- 他们中很多人特别赞扬了影片精炼的对白。
来自辞典例句
- 3. Their discourse, witty, pithy, original, had such charms for me.
- 她们的谈话又机智, 又精辟, 又有独特见解, 对我有很大魅力.
来自辞典例句
- 4. His preaching was ingenious and pithy.
- 他的传教是发人深省的,精辟有力的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I enjoy reading his essays because they are compact and pithy.
- 他的文章简洁而精辟,我很喜欢读.
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