• n. 簡潔，簡短；短暫，短促

來自詞根brev, 短，同brief.

brevity

brevity: see brief

brevity (n.)

c. 1500, from Latin brevitatem (nominative brevitas) "shortness" in space or time, from brevis "short" (see brief (adj.)).

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.

音樂會開得很短,這使觀眾感到失望.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》