curt

adjective

/kɜːt/

/kɜːrt/

词汇	curt
释义	curt adjective /kɜːt/ /kɜːrt/ (of a person’s manner or behaviour人的举止或行为) appearing rude because very few words are used, or because something is done in a very quick way简短而失礼的；唐突无礼的 synonym abrupt, brusque a curt reply唐突无礼的答复 A curt note of rejection arrived from the company director.董事传来了一张便条，就这样随便拒绝了。 His tone was curt and unfriendly.他说话的语调粗暴无礼。 She dismissed him with a curt nod of the head.她随便点了一下头就把他打发走了。 She ignored the curt order.她对简单粗暴的命令不屑一顾。 Collocations DictionaryCurt is used with these nouns: dismissal nod reply … 词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘short, shortened’): from Latin curtus ‘cut short, abridged’.
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