a.
- 概括的,扼要的
He gave a
summary report of the day's events.
他對一天的事件作了簡要的報告。
- 即時的;草率的;即決的,簡易的
The government took
summary action to aid the earthquake victims.
政府即刻採取行動救濟地震災民。
n.
- 總結,摘要,一覽[C][(+of)]
He made a
summary of the case.
他為這個案件做了一個摘要。
衍生
ad.
summarily
n.
summariness
辨析
n.
(pl. summaries)
a brief statement of the main points of something.
adj.
- dispensing with needless details or formalities.
- Law (of a judicial process) conducted without the customary legal formalities.
▸(of a conviction) made by a judge or magistrate without a jury.
Derivative
- summarily adv.
- summariness n.
Etymology
ME: from L. summarius, from summa (see sum).