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单词 brevity
释义
brevity
brevɪti ˈbrɛvəti
N-UNCOUNT 简洁;短暂;短促 The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time. 简洁;短暂;短促 [formal]
  • The bonus of this homely soup is the brevity of its cooking time. [+ of]

    这种家常汤的额外优点是烹制时间短。

  • The brevity of the letter concerned me.

    我担心这封信写得太短。

SYN conciseness, economy, crispness, concision
Quotations
Brevity is the soul of wit William Shakespeare Hamlet
I strive to be brief, and I become obscure Horace Ars Poetica
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