(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 synonym abrupt, brusque- 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: See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘short, shortened’): from Latin curtus ‘cut short, abridged’.