clipped

UK //klɪpt//US //klɪpt//

词源

源自古英语clyppan（拥抱，环绕），后演变为中古英语clippen（剪断），与古诺尔斯语klippa（剪）同源。

❶ 形容说话方式简短干脆，发音清晰但缺乏情感，通常带有权威感或军事化特征。

“The officer gave clipped orders to his troops.”

（军官用简短的命令向部队下达指示。）

“Her clipped tone made it clear she was annoyed.”

（她生硬的语气明显透露出不耐烦。）

❶ 指被修剪或剪短的状态，常用于描述植物、毛发或物体的边缘部分。

“The hedge was neatly clipped into geometric shapes.”

（树篱被修剪成整齐的几何形状。）

“She wore her hair in a clipped bob.”

（她留着修剪整齐的波波头。）

同义词:trimmed, cut, abbreviated, curt, brusque

❶ 快速剪断或修剪某物，也指在说话或写作中省略部分内容使其更简短。

“She clipped the coupon from the newspaper.”

（她从报纸上剪下优惠券。）

“The editor clipped three paragraphs from my article.”

（编辑从我的文章中删减了三段。）

同义词:cut, trim, prune, snip, crop

clipped wings — 字面指剪短鸟翼防止飞行，比喻限制某人能力或自由的行为。

“After the scandal, the CEO's clipped wings reduced his influence.”

（丑闻后，这位CEO的权力受到限制。）