brevity
美音:
[´brevətı
]英音:
[´brevətı
]n.(时间)短暂,(讲话,文章等)简短
难易程度:
brevity为短语/超纲词汇
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brev=short(短的)
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brevity
/'brevətɪ; `brɛvətɪ/
n [U]
1 shortness or briefness (of time) 短暂
*the brevity of Mozart's life 莫扎特短暂的一生.
2 conciseness (in speaking or writing) (说话或行文的)简洁
*He is famous for the brevity of his speeches. 他以言词简洁着称.
brevity
n[U]formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;Origin: brevitas, from brevis;
BRIEF1]
the quality of expressing something in very few words
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brief Letters published in the newspaper are edited for brevity and clarity.the quality of continuing for only a short time
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brief the brevity of her visit