English Dictionary

lapidary

/ˈlæpɪdəɹi/

adj

Pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them. / Suitable for inscriptions; efficient, stately, concise; embodying the refinement and precision characteristic of stone-cutting.

She admired the lapidary craftsmanship of the necklace.

意味（1）

Pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them.

意味（2）

Suitable for inscriptions; efficient, stately, concise; embodying the refinement and precision characteristic of stone-cutting.

The sole truth was that supplied by mathematics or by such lapidary propositions as “What's done cannot be undone,” which was irrefutably correct.