concise

concise — adjective

1. A concise piece of writing, speech, or text is short but covers everything impor

1.形容詞B2
釋義

A concise piece of writing, speech, or text is short but covers everything important, using no extra words.

例句

Min wrote a concise summary of the meeting for her team.

collocation: concise summary

The report was concise enough to read during a short train ride.

同義詞
  • brief

    focuses on short length without implying the completeness that concise does; a brief answer may skip details

  • succinct

    more formal than concise, often suggesting an elegant tightness of expression

  • terse

    can carry a negative tone of being too short to the point of rudeness or abruptness

  • pithy

    short and memorable, often with a clever or witty quality that concise does not imply

反義詞
  • verbose

    using far more words than needed; the opposite of concise efficiency

  • wordy

    containing unnecessary words, lacking the tightness of concise writing

  • long-winded

    informal term for speech or writing that goes on too long

用法筆記

Most common with writing, speech, or instructions. Unlike short, which refers only to length, concise implies nothing unnecessary is included — a long document can still be concise if every word serves a purpose.

常見錯誤

❌She is a very concise person.
✅She gave a very concise answer.
💡'concise' describes the way someone communicates, not their personality directly.
❌He wrote a short summary but left out important details.' (calling it concise)
✅He wrote a short summary that covered all the main points
💡a truly concise one.' — 'concise' means short AND complete, not just brief.