ADJ-GRADED 寡言的;言简意赅的 If you describe someone as laconic, you mean that they use very few words to say something, so that they seem casual or unfriendly. 寡言的;言简意赅的
Usually so laconic in the office, Dr. Lahey seemed less guarded, more relaxed.
平常在办公室里寡言少语的莱希医生似乎少了些拘谨,多了几分轻松。
'At least we weren't kidnapped.' — 'I'm glad of that,' was the laconic response.