首页pithypithy的意思

pithy

英 ['pɪθɪ] 美['pɪθi]
  • adj. 有髓的,多髓的;精练的;简洁有力的

GRE扩展词汇

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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