汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 言简意赅
言简意赅 (言簡意賅)
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
赅 complete / Not much, but the meaning is there / Describe the words and write articles concisely
言辞简明,意思完备写得言简意赅,不愧是大手笔。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

博文要写短一点,段落分明言简意赅

Writing blog articles in short yet concise paragraphs helps to deliver your point without too many words.

这个短语言简意赅,意味着你忙到了极点。

This one is short and to the point. It means that you are extremely busy.

奥斯卡最佳外语片《卧虎藏龙》的英文字幕言简意赅、自然流畅。

English subtitles of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, an Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Language Film, are concise and smooth.

民族山歌是民族民间文化中的一朵奇葩,言简意赅,寓意深刻。

The national folk song is one of exotic flowers in national folk culture, which has comprehensive meaning and profound allegory.

《耶路撒冷邮报》对他也是热情澎湃,并言简意赅:“非麦凯恩莫属”。

The Jerusalem Post is enthusiastic about him too and says simply: “McCain gets it.”

乔布斯的回信言简意赅,“老弟,更改你那应用的名称,没什么大不了的。”

Jobs' reply was simply, "Change your apps name." Not that big of a deal.

他不喜欢装假、骄傲,或是八面玲珑,作为职业军人,他的信条是:表里一致,言简意赅

He had no taste for shame, tack or pretension, and his credo as a professional soldier was unified and concise.