释义 |
要言不烦 | yào yán bù fán | Essential words are not numerous. (literal) • In a nutshell. • It boils down to this. • To be terse and pithy. [同义] 言简意赅 Brevity is the soul of wit. [反义] 说个没完 Talk nineteen to the dozen. [源] 世说新语:“管公明曰,善易者不论易也,何平叔含笑曰,可谓要言不烦。” |