音标:['piθi] ;
a. 有髓的, 由髓组成的, 简洁有力的
s. concise and full of meaning
词型变化:形容词比较级 : pithier ; 形容词最高级 : pithiest
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

pithy的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. This article is short and pithy.这篇文章短小精悍。
  2. His pithy comments knocked the bottom out of my argument.他精辟的评论驳倒了我的论点。
  3. I enjoy reading his essays because they are compact and pithy.他的文章简洁而精辟, 我很喜欢读。

经典引文

  • He was a pithy talker.

    出自:George Eliot
  • His style is pithy and controlled.

    出自:N. Sherry
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