curt
英 [kɜːt]
美 [kɝt]
- adj. 简略的；简要的；草率的；简单粗暴的
- n. (Curt)人名；(法)屈尔；(英)柯特；(德、西、芬、罗、瑞典)库尔特
助记提示
1. curtus "short, cut short, cut off, shortened" => curt.
2. 同源词：curt, curtail.
3. short => curt, curtail.
4. 先比较发音相近的单词：skirt（裙子），“裙子”含义由“短”而来，因此两词可以串记；再如shirt（衬衫）、short（短的）。不过skirt的词根不是-kirt-，而是-skir-“切”，同根词如：scar（疤痕）、score（刻痕；得分）等。
中文词源
curt 唐突无礼的来自PIE*sker, 剪，切，词源同shear, short. 后主要形容人的唐突。
英文词源
- curt (adj.)
- mid-14c., from Latin curtus "(cut) short, shortened, incomplete," from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see short (adj.)). Sense of "rude" is first recorded 1831. The Latin word was adopted early into most Germanic languages (compare Icelandic korta, German kurz, etc.) and drove out the native words based on Proto-Germanic *skurt-, but English retains short.
双语例句
- 1. "The matter is closed," was the curt reply.
- 得到的答复简短而无礼：“事情已经结束了。”
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her tone of voice was curt.
- 她说话的语气唐突无礼。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. His tone was curt and unfriendly.
- 他说话的语调粗暴无礼。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. He dismissed them with a curt nod.
- 他只随便点了一下头就把他们打发走了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. He gave me an extremely curt answer.
- 他对我作了极为草率的答复.
来自《简明英汉词典》