compendiously
compendiously — adverb
1. covering a very wide range of subjects, topics, or items so that the overall pic
covering a very wide range of subjects, topics, or items so that the overall picture is complete and nothing important is left out.
Dahlia compendiously surveyed the entire history of the Silk Road in her opening chapter.
compendiously + verb (surveyed) for broad coverage
The museum's collection compendiously represents art from every inhabited continent.
Professor Adina compendiously covered all major climate theories in a single lecture period.
- comprehensively
more common and neutral in register
- extensively
focuses on range rather than completeness
- narrowly
restricted in scope rather than broad
文法句型
compendiously + verb (e.g., cover, survey, describe)
用法筆記
This sense emphasises breadth of scope. It is typically used with verbs of coverage or description such as survey, cover, represent, or describe.
常見錯誤
2. expressed in a short space yet including all necessary information or key points
expressed in a short space yet including all necessary information or key points — brief but complete, with nothing important omitted.
Mert compendiously summarized the three-hundred-page report in just three paragraphs.
compendiously + summarized for brief-but-complete summary
The guidebook compendiously describes each landmark, including both its history and its cultural meaning.
Putri compendiously outlined the main arguments of her thesis during the ten-minute presentation.
- succinctly
focuses on brevity; slightly less formal
- tersely
can imply abruptness; less positive than compendiously
- verbosely
using more words than needed, often missing clarity
文法句型
compendiously + verb (e.g., summarize, outline, present)
用法筆記
This sense contrasts with sense 1: sense 2 stresses brevity along with completeness, whereas sense 1 stresses wide scope. The verb summarize is a strong collocational signal for this sense.