brev·i·ty
noun/ˈbrevəti/
/ˈbrevəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the quality of using few words when speaking or writing
简洁；简练 - The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
那份报告是言简意赅的典范。 - Charles Dickens was not known for his brevity.
查尔斯·狄更斯并不以简洁着称。 - For the sake of brevity, I’d like to make just two points.
为了简洁起见，我只想说两点。
- The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
- the fact of lasting a short time
短暂 - the brevity of human life
人生之短暂
see also brief - the brevity of human life
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French brievete, from Latin brevitas, from brevis ‘brief’.