concise: suggests the removal of whatever is superfluous or elaborative: a ~ study of the situation.   （elaborative=elaborate，有2个意思 1、详尽 2、精心 名词相同都是elaboration）


terse: implies pointed, elegant conciseness: a ~ reply that ended the conversation.   pointed尖的; 尖锐的; 明确的，如a pointed comment/remark尖锐（一针见血）的评论 / 说话


succinct: implies precise expression without waste of words: a ~ letter of resignation.


laconic: implies brevity to the point of seeming rude, indifferent, or mysterious: a ~ people who are cold to strangers.


summary: suggests the statement of main points with no elaboration or explanation: a ~ listing of the year's main events.


pithy: adds to succinct or terse the implication of richness of meaning or substance: the play's dialog is studded with ~ one-liners.     one-liner(单句的)俏皮话、打趣话、小笑话a funny remark or a joke told in one sentence, for example in a play or comedy programme, 如the book is witty and peppered with good one-liners这本书诙谐幽默，妙语趣话随处可见


compendious: implies a treatment at once full in scope and brief and concise in treatment: a ~ report giving all that is known about the disease.


concise简洁: 表示去除了多余和详述，terse简短: 指简短，常表示生硬，succinct简明: 指语言精确无废话，laconic简短: 到了无礼无情神秘的地步，summary概括: 只声明要点，无详述无解释，pithy精辟: 增加了意涵丰富的意思，compendious概要: 范围完整内容简洁


记忆方法: 1) 首字母排序为LTP老太婆SSCC时时处处<==说话简洁    如"brevity is the soul of wit"，简洁是智慧的灵魂，源自莎士比亚戏剧《哈姆雷特》中，强调言简意赅的表达更能体现智慧，又如奶奶(LTP老太婆)经常(SSCC时时处处)说: "好话说三遍，鸡狗不耐烦"

        2) 简洁的意思是表达简短mean very brief in statement or expression.LTP老太婆SSCC时时处处<==说话简洁