(of a person’s manner or behaviour 人的举止或行为 appearing rude because very few words are used, or because something is done in a very quick way 简短而失礼的；唐突无礼的 a curt reply 唐突无礼的答复 A curt note of rejection arrived from the company director. 董事传来了一张便条，就这样随便拒绝了。 His tone was curt and unfriendly. 他说话的语调粗暴无礼。 She dismissed him with a curt nod of the head. 她随便点了一下头就把他打发走了。 She ignored the curt order. 她对简单粗暴的命令不屑一顾。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCurt is used with these nouns:- dismissal
- nod
- reply
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘short, shortened’): from Latin curtus ‘cut short, abridged’.
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curt adj.
⇨ sharp 2
curt
Talking in an unfriendly way: curt, terse, brusque...
Using few words in speech or writing: quiet, silent, brief...
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