词汇 | brevity |
释义 | brevity 1 ENTRIES FOUND: brevity (noun) brevity /ˈbrɛvəti/ noun brevity /ˈbrɛvəti/ noun Learner's definition of BREVITY [noncount] : the quality of being brief: such as简短 a : the use of few words to say something简洁;简略 I've omitted certain passages for the sake of brevity. [=because I want to be brief]为求简洁,我删去了几段。 The book's major flaw is its brevity.这本书的主要缺点是太过简略。 “Brevity is the soul of wit…”“简洁是智慧的灵魂…”Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600)莎士比亚,《哈姆雷特》(1600) b : the quality or fact of lasting only for a short period of time短暂 the brevity of youth青春的短暂 |
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