brevity
英 ['brev?t?]
美['br?v?ti]
- n. 簡潔，簡短；短暫，短促
TEM8擴(kuò)展詞匯
中文詞源
brevity 簡短
來自詞根brev, 短，同brief.
英文詞源
- brevity
- brevity: see brief
- brevity (n.)
- c. 1500, from Latin brevitatem (nominative brevitas) "shortness" in space or time, from brevis "short" (see brief (adj.)).
雙語例句
- 1. The brevity of the letter concerned me.
- 我擔(dān)心這封信寫得太短。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
- 那份報(bào)告是言簡意賅的典范。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Owing to the brevity of the speeches, we finished early.
- 因?yàn)檠葜v簡短, 我們很早就完事了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Brevity is the soul of English.
- 簡潔是英語的精華.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The brevity of the concert disappointed the audience.
- 音樂會(huì)開得很短,這使觀眾感到失望.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》