His laconic reply, three words scribbled in the margin, told the students more than a page of commentary would have.
他简短的回复——在页边草草写下的三个词——比一整页评注告诉学生的还多。
Which choice best defines “laconic”?
A — Using very few words; terse.. “laconic” means Using very few words; terse..
Which word means “Using very few words; terse.”?
C — laconic. “laconic” means Using very few words; terse..
laconic — Using very few words; terse.. In Chinese: 简洁的；言简意赅的.
laconic is pronounced //ləˈkɒnɪk//.
His laconic reply, three words scribbled in the margin, told the students more than a page of commentary would have. (他简短的回复——在页边草草写下的三个词——比一整页评注告诉学生的还多。)
terse, concise, curt — all close in meaning to laconic (Using very few words; terse.).
verbose, loquacious — each the opposite of laconic (Using very few words; terse.).
Yes. laconic is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
Laconia(斯巴达)人以少言著称 → 惜字如金。