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pithy
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- Conjugation :
more
pithier
;
most
pithiest
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Derivative :
n
pithiness
;
adv
pithily
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- pithy
[ 'pɪθɪ]
[ 'pɪθɪ]
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1.
adjective
有髓的;多髓的
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2.
adjective
精辟的;精练的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- pithy
['pɪθɪ]
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1.
adj
terse and full of meaning or substance
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2.
adj
of, resembling, or full of pith
Examples
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文笔简洁
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written in a pithy style
→ 简洁
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精粹
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succinct; pithy; terse
→ 粹
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要言不烦
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terse; succinct; pithy
→ 烦
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口诀
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a pithy mnemonic formula (often in rhyme); mnemonic rhyme
→ 诀
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你应当去掉“穿靴戴帽”的东西, 尽量做到语言简洁。
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You should get rid of the clichés and try to make it pithy.
→ 穿靴戴帽
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