succinct

• adj.シンプル；簡潔；ぴったりした

suc-、下、-cinct、ベルト、語源的にはcincture、境内と同じ。つまり、ベルトを締める人、ひいては簡潔な比喩。

succinct (adj.)

early 15c., "having one's belt fastened tightly," from Middle French succincte, from Latin succinctus "prepared, ready; contracted, short," past participle of succingere "tuck up (clothes for action), gird from below," from assimilated form of sub "up from under" (see sub-) + cingere "to gird" (see cinch (n.)). Sense of "brief, concise" first recorded 1530s. Related: Succinctness.

1. Keep your answers as succinct as possible.

あなたたちの答えはできるだけ簡潔にしなければなりません。

2.A succinct style lends vigour to writing.

言葉づかいが簡潔で文章が力強い。

3.The last paragraph is a succinct summary.

最後の話は概括的に強い。

4.Simon 's book provides a succinct outline of artificial intelligence and its application to robotics.

サイモンの本は、人工知能とロボット技術への応用を簡潔に要約している。

5.The book gives an admirably succinct account of the technology and its history.

この本はこの技術とその発展史をきわめて簡潔に紹介している。