succinct

Expressed clearly and in as few words as possible.

• succinctly/səkˈsɪŋktli/(adv)简洁地
• succinctness/səkˈsɪŋktnəs/(n)简洁

• succinct summary
• succinct answer
• keep it succinct
• succinct writing

1. 1.Her report was succinct but covered every key point. (brief yet complete)
2. 2.Can you give me a more succinct explanation? (shorter, tighter)

• concise/kənˈsaɪs/— brief and clear
• terse/tɜːs/— extremely brief, sometimes rude
• laconic/ləˈkɒnɪk/— using very few words, often by personality

from Latin "succinctus" = tucked up — sub- (under) + cingere (to gird) — girded tight, nothing loose