"expression of much in few words," 1650s, from concise + -ness.
[Conciseness] is the English word familiar to the ordinary man: concision is the LITERARY CRITIC'S WORD, more recent in English, used by writers under French influence & often requiring the reader to stop & think whether he knows its meaning. [Fowler]
双语例句
1. Conciseness is served when the sentence is so corrected.
句子这样一改就简洁了.
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2. Clarify and conciseness often go hand in hand in commercial correspondence.
在商务通信中,清楚和简洁通常是一起出现的.
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3. Conciseness Theand dark and the Yin and Yang of the universe.
简洁之情:宇宙整体的一明一暗或一阴一阳.
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4. Its style is characterized by simplicity , conciseness and well - knitness.
中文百科全书具有独特的“辞书语言”语体特征.
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5. In terms of language, conciseness and accuracy is brought into focus.
