The adverb of terse: it describes HOW someone says or writes something. If you answer tersely, you answer in very few words, and the shortness usually shows feeling — annoyance, impatience, coldness, or a decision not to explain yourself.

The adverb of terse是terse的副詞 it describes用來描述 HOW怎麼 someone says or writes something說話或寫東西的方式 If you answer tersely如果你tersely地回答 you answer in very few words就是話很少 and the shortness usually shows feeling這種簡短通常帶情緒 annoyance不耐煩 impatience沒耐心 coldness冷淡 or a decision not to explain yourself或是不想多解釋自己

It sits most often right beside a speaking verb: replied tersely, said tersely, answered tersely, wrote tersely. You will meet it most in stories and news reports, where the writer wants you to hear the tone without spelling out the emotion — "'No,' he said tersely" tells you he is not happy, without the writer having to say so.

It sits most often最常 right beside a speaking verb就直接放在『說』的動詞旁邊 replied tersely簡短地回答 said tersely簡短地說 answered tersely簡短地應答 wrote tersely簡短地寫 You will meet it most你最常會遇到它 in stories and news reports在故事和新聞報導裡 where the writer wants you to hear the tone作者想讓你聽出語氣 without spelling out the emotion卻不把情緒說白 'No,' he said tersely『不』他簡短地說 tells you he is not happy告訴你他不開心 without the writer having to say so而作者不必明講

Like terse, it keeps a smaller, approving use in writing about writing: an author who puts things tersely puts them cleanly, with no wasted words. But in ordinary use, expect the cool, clipped feeling.

Like terse跟terse一樣 it keeps a smaller approving use它也保留一個較少見、帶讚賞意味的用法 in writing about writing用在談寫作的文章裡 an author who puts things tersely一個tersely寫作的作者 puts them cleanly把話寫得乾淨俐落 with no wasted words沒有廢話 But in ordinary use但平常使用時 expect the cool clipped feeling預期的是冷淡、簡短的感覺