conciseness
conciseness — 名詞
1. the good quality that writing or speech has when it gives the point in few words
簡潔;精簡
用字精簡又把重點講清楚的特質
the good quality that writing or speech has when it gives the point in few words and leaves out anything extra
The judge praised the lawyer's report for its conciseness and clear wording.
法官稱讚那位律師的報告簡潔又用字清楚。
praise [something] for its conciseness
Felipe trimmed his essay down to one page, and his teacher rewarded the conciseness.
Felipe 把作文刪減到只剩一頁,老師很欣賞這份簡潔。
rewarded the conciseness — value placed on brevity
Good news headlines are written with conciseness, so busy readers grasp the story fast.
好的新聞標題寫得很簡潔,讓忙碌的讀者能快速抓到重點。
Lakshmi admired the conciseness of the recipe, which used only six short steps.
Lakshmi 很欣賞這份食譜的精簡,整份只用了六個簡短步驟。
In a job interview, conciseness matters, because long rambling answers often lose the listener.
在求職面試中,簡潔很重要,因為冗長雜亂的回答常會讓聽者失去耐心。
- brevity
stresses shortness in length or time; conciseness adds the idea of clarity
- succinctness
close synonym, slightly more formal and bookish
- terseness
can sound blunt or unfriendly; conciseness is usually praise
文法句型
the conciseness of [something]
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and frequently the object of value verbs like 'praise', 'admire', or 'reward'. Subject is usually a piece of writing, a speech, or a style rather than a person.