对比联想
联想它的反义词“verbose”(冗长的)。想象一个场景:一个说话冗长(verbose)的人被要求“压缩(compress)成简洁的(succinct)版本”,suc-开头类似“压缩”(suck, compress),-cinct 听起来像“sinked”(沉下去),把多余的话都沉下去,只留精华。
Her explanation was succinct and clear, covering all key points in just two minutes.(她的解释简洁明了,只用两分钟就涵盖了所有要点。)