简明扼要 [
jiǎn míng è yào]
be concise and to the point
brief [short] and to the point
terse and concise
- 一份非常简明扼要的报告
a remarkable concise report; - 新方法是很复杂的,但我要设法简明扼要地解释一下。
The new system is very complicated, but I will try to explain it in a nutshell. - 他写了一封简明扼要的复信给罗达,封起来,扔在发文的信筐里。
He wrote a terse reply to Rhoda, sealed it up, and tossed it in his outbasket.