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- (of language) engraved on or suitable for engraving on stone and therefore elegant and concise（语言）（适合）刻在石头上的, 优雅简洁的：
a lapidary statement.
金玉良言。
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- of or relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing（与）石头（及宝石）（有关）的; （与）凿刻（或凿刻、抛光）（有关）的。
词源
Middle English (as a noun)： from Latin lapidarius （in late Latin 'stonecutter'）， from lapis, lapid-'stone'. The adjective dates from the early 18th cent.