early 15c., "brief, abbreviated; containing the sum or substance only," from Medieval Latin summarius "of or pertaining to the sum or substance," from Latin summa "whole, totality, gist" (see sum (n.)). Compare Latin phrase ad summam "on the whole, generally, in short." Sense of "done promptly, performed without hesitation or formality" is from 1713.
summary (n.)
"a summary statement or account," c. 1500, from Latin summarium "an epitome, abstract, summary," from summa "totality, gist" (see sum (n.)).
实用例句
1. What follows is a brief summary of the process.
接下来是对此流程的一个简短概括。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Viewers saw him anchoring a five-minute summary of regional news.
观众看见他主持一个5分钟的地方新闻摘要节目。
来自柯林斯例句
3. It says torture and summary execution are common.
那上面称酷刑和草草处决很常见。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The following is a summary of our conclusions.
现将我们的几点结论综述如下。
来自《权威词典》
5. It can be useful to write a short summary of your argument first.
